Two more deaths were reported from dengue in 24 hours till Wednesday morning, raising the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 275 this year.
During the period, 964 more patients were hospitalised with viral fever, raising the total infected-case to 68,428 this year, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
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The deaths were reported in Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) and Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC).
Currently, 1009 patients are receiving treatment in Dhaka, while a total of 2,841 patients are undergoing treatment at various hospitals across the country.
The report also said that, among this year’s patients, 62 percent were male and 38. percent were female.
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Of the deaths, 53.1 percent were men and 46.9 percent were women.
Last year, dengue claimed the lives of 575 people.
The DGHS recorded 101,214 dengue cases and 100,040 recoveries during the same period.