Two more deaths were reported from dengue in 24 hours till Wednesday morning, raising the fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 38 this year.
During the period, 360 more patients were hospitalised with the viral fever, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
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Of the new patients, 282 were admitted to hospitals in Dhaka and the rest outside it, according to DGHS.
A total of 1, 300 dengue patients, including 1, 008 in the capital, are now receiving treatment at hospitals across the country.
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So far, the DGHS has recorded 5, 924 dengue cases, 4, 586 recoveries.
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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