Dengue claims 7 more lives, 1,596 hospitalised

Dengue claimed seven more lives in Bangladesh in the 24 hours till Thursday (November 5), while 1,596 new patients were hospitalised across the country, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Of the newly hospitalised patients, 550 were in Dhaka division, 295 in Chattogram, 213 in Barishal, 211 in Khulna, 148 in Rajshahi, 83 in Mymensingh, 67 in Rangpur and 19 in Sylhet.

With the latest fatalities, the country's dengue death toll this year has reached 452, while total hospitalisations have risen to 143,371.