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Dengue: Death toll rises to 741 with 11 more deaths

UNB . Dhaka
11 Sep 2023 19:36:15 | Update: 11 Sep 2023 19:37:55
Dengue: Death toll rises to 741 with 11 more deaths
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Eleven more deaths were reported from dengue in 24 hours till Monday morning, raising the fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 741 this year.

During the period, 2, 944 more patients were hospitalised with viral fever, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Of the new patients, 967 were admitted to hospitals in Dhaka and the rest outside it, according to DGHS.

A total of 9,816 dengue patients, including 4,207 in the capital, are now receiving treatment at hospitals across the country.

So far, the DGHS has recorded 1,51,272 dengue cases with 1,40,715 recoveries.

In the first 10 days of September, dengue has claimed the lives of 137 people across the country while 24,520 cases were reported during the same period.

 

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