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Dengue: one more dies, 10 new cases in 24hrs

UNB . Dhaka
13 Jan 2023 16:09:59 | Update: 13 Jan 2023 17:59:08
Dengue: one more dies, 10 new cases in 24hrs
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One more person died from dengue in the last 24 hours till Friday morning.

With the new casualty, the official death toll from dengue rose to two this year, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Besides, 10 people were hospitalised with the mosquito-borne disease. Of the new patients, four were admitted to hospitals in Dhaka and six outside it.

One hundred and twenty-seven dengue patients, including 55 in the capital, are now receiving treatment at hospitals across the country.

The DGHS has recorded 370 dengue cases and 241 recoveries so far this year.

The country recorded 281 dengue deaths in 2022 – the highest on record after 179 deaths recorded in 2019.

The health authorities recorded 62,423 dengue cases and 61,971 recoveries in the previous year.

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