Six more people died of dengue in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, raising the death toll from the mosquito-borne disease to 415 since January this year.
The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) disclosed the information in its regular dengue update on Thursday.
According to the report, 1,886 new dengue patients were admitted to hospitals across the country during the 24-hour period.
Dhaka Division recorded the highest number of new cases, with 755 patients. Among other divisions, 272 cases were reported in Chattogram, 264 in Khulna, 229 in Barishal, 188 in Rajshahi, 89 in Mymensingh, 78 in Rangpur and 11 in Sylhet.
The total number of dengue cases reported in the country has reached 132,105 since the beginning of the year.
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