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Dengue death toll climbs to 230

Four more die, 646 hospitalised in 24hrs
UNB . Dhaka
20 Nov 2022 19:39:39 | Update: 20 Nov 2022 19:47:41
Dengue death toll climbs to 230
A young Bangladeshi patient suffering from dengue fever rests in a bed at the Mugda Medical College and Hospital in Dhaka — AFP File Photo

With four more deaths from dengue confirmed in the last 24 hours till Sunday morning, the official death toll from the disease rose to 230 in 2022.

On November 3, Bangladesh reported nine dengue deaths, the highest in a single day this year.

Of all the patients who died in the past 24 hours, two were from Dhaka division, and one each was from Chattogram and Rajshahi divisions.

During this time, 646 more patients, including 320 in Dhaka city, were hospitalised with the mosquito-borne disease, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

A total of 2,478 dengue patients, including 1,386 in the capital, are now receiving treatment at hospitals across the country.

The DGHS has recorded 52,807 dengue cases and 50,099 recoveries so far this year.

On November 8, this year’s fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease reached 182, exceeding all previous annual records in Bangladesh.

The country posted the previous highest toll – 179 deaths from dengue with 101,354 cases – in 2019.

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