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Dengue: 48 more patients hospitalised in 24hrs

UNB . Dhaka
03 Jan 2023 18:37:26 | Update: 03 Jan 2023 18:40:12
Dengue: 48 more patients hospitalised in 24hrs
A nurse tends to a child suffering from dengue fever at a government hospital in Dhaka on October 19, 2022 — AFP Photo

Fourty-eight more people were hospitalised with dengue in 24 hours till Tuesday morning.

Of the new patients, 17 were admitted to the hospitals of Dhaka and 31 outside it, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

A total of 237 dengue patients, including 135 in the capital, are now receiving treatment at hospitals across the country

So far, DGHS recorded 127 dengue cases and 110 recoveries this year with zero death.

The country reported 281 deaths from the mosquito-borne disease last year, the highest ever dengue fatalities recorded in a single year in Bangladesh. The previous record of 179 deaths was reported in 2019.

The DGHS has recorded 62,423 dengue cases and 61,971 recoveries in the past year.

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