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Bangladesh reports 21 more dengue cases

UNB . Dhaka
09 May 2023 19:28:24 | Update: 09 May 2023 19:34:21
Bangladesh reports 21 more dengue cases
Patients suffering from dengue fever receive treatment at Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College and Hospital in Dhaka on September 3, 2019 — AFP Photo

Twenty-one more people were hospitalised with dengue in 24 hours till Tuesday morning.

Of the new patients, 15 were admitted to hospitals in Dhaka and the rest outside it, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Seventy-seven dengue patients, including 62 in the capital, are now receiving treatment at hospitals across the country.

So far, the DGHS has recorded 1,144 dengue cases, 1,056 recoveries, and eleven 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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