Dengue claims nine more lives in 24 hours

Dengue has claimed nine more lives in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, while 1,982 patients have been hospitalised with the mosquito-borne disease, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

The information was disclosed in the DGHS’s regular dengue bulletin on Wednesday.

With the latest deaths, the total number of fatalities from dengue this year has risen to 409. October has recorded 164 deaths so far, followed by 148 in September, 43 in August, 36 in July, 13 in June, one in May, and two each in January and February.

According to the bulletin, 1,971 patients were admitted to hospitals across the country between 8:00 AM on Tuesday and 8:00 AM on Wednesday. The cumulative number of hospital admissions this year has reached 130,219, while 123,605 patients have recovered and returned home.

Dhaka division recorded the highest number of new admissions at 816 in the past 24 hours. Chattogram reported 313, Rajshahi 217, Khulna 214, Barishal 194, Rangpur 116 and Mymensingh 84.

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