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Bangladesh reports 1 more dengue death, 305 new cases

UNB . Dhaka
18 Jun 2023 16:58:37 | Update: 18 Jun 2023 16:59:42
Bangladesh reports 1 more dengue death, 305 new cases
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One more person died from dengue in the 24 hours till Sunday morning.

With the new number, the official death toll from dengue rose to 34 this year, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

During the period, 305 more patients were hospitalised with the viral fever, DGHS said.

Of the new patients, 232 were admitted to hospitals in Dhaka and the rest outside it.

Eleven hundred and eighteen patients, including 870 in the capital, are now receiving treatment at hospitals across the country.

So far, the DGHS has recorded 8,908 dengue cases, 3,756 recoveries 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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