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Bangladesh reports zero dengue cases, deaths

UNB . Dhaka
17 Mar 2023 19:38:32 | Update: 17 Mar 2023 19:39:11
Bangladesh reports zero dengue cases, deaths
People comfort their children suffering from dengue fever at a government hospital in Dhaka on October 19, 2022 — AFP Photo

No fresh case or death due to dengue was reported in Bangladesh in the last 24 hours till Friday morning.

Twenty-one dengue patients, including 14 in the capital, are now receiving treatment at hospitals across the country, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

So far, the DGHS has recorded 796 dengue cases, 766 recoveries, and nine deaths this year.

The country logged 281 dengue deaths in 2022 – the highest on record after 179 deaths recorded in 2019. Also, it recorded 62,423 dengue cases and 61,971 recoveries last year.

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