Bangladesh has logged nine more deaths from dengue infection in the last 24 hours till Monday morning.

The total dengue death toll this year has risen to 485 setting a new record in the country’s history. 

According to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), as many as 872 dengue patients were hospitalized in Dhaka city and 1,325 patients were admitted to hospitals outside Dhaka during the period.

The number of dengue patients reached now 7,686 across the country, said DGHS. 

The country logged 281 dengue deaths in 2022 – the highest on record after 179 deaths recorded in 2019.

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