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Dengue toll rises to 1,460 with 11 more deaths

UNB . Dhaka
10 Nov 2023 18:34:25 | Update: 10 Nov 2023 21:06:27
Dengue toll rises to 1,460 with 11 more deaths
File photo shows a woman tending to a dengue-stricken patient at the Mugda Medical College and Hospital in Dhaka — Shamsul Haque Ripon

Eleven more deaths were reported from dengue in 24 hours till Friday morning, raising the fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 1,460 this year.

During the period, 1,333 more patients were hospitalised with the viral fever, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

A total of 6,208 dengue patients, including 1,589 in the capital, are now receiving treatment at hospitals across the country.

So far, the DGHS has recorded 2,88,572 dengue cases and 2,80,904 recoveries this year.

September has so far been the deadliest month for the dengue outbreak this year with 396 fatalities and 79,598 cases, according to DGHS data.

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