Five more people have died from dengue across the country, bringing the total death toll from the disease since January to 321.
The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) disclosed this information in a press release on Wednesday. During the same period, 1,920 dengue patients were admitted to hospitals.
According to the DGHS release, the total number of dengue cases recorded this year stands at 105,316. In the last 24 hours, the highest number of infections—824—was reported in the Dhaka division.
Among the other divisions, 215 cases were reported in Barishal, 256 in Chattogram, 254 in Khulna, 114 in Mymensingh, 170 in Rajshahi, 70 in Rangpur, and 17 in Sylhet.
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