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Dengue toll at 1,333 as 6 more die

BSS . Dhaka
29 Oct 2023 20:42:58 | Update: 29 Oct 2023 20:42:58
Dengue toll at 1,333 as 6 more die
File photo shows a woman tending to a dengue-stricken patient at the Mugda Medical College and Hospital in Dhaka — Shamsul Haque Ripon

Six dengue patients died and 1,818 were admitted to different hospitals in the country during the last 24 hours till 8am Sunday.

On September 20, Bangladesh witnessed 21 dengue deaths, the highest in a single day this year, and the nation also saw the same highest figure on September 2.

"The death toll from dengue infection crossed the 1300-mark as the authorities recorded 1,333 dengue deaths between January 1 and October 29 this year," a press release from the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said.

"During the period, 355 dengue patients were hospitalised in Dhaka city while 1,463 were admitted to different hospitals outside the capital city," the DGHS daily statement added.

"This year, 1,463 deaths, the highest in a year since dengue was detected in 2000, were reported from dengue disease while 281 died last year," the statement said.

With the new cases, the total number of patients rose to 2,67,680 the statement said, adding: "This year, some 2,59,544 patients were released from different hospitals out of the total patients."

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