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2023-09-23 19:45:44

Bangladesh logs 14 more dengue deaths

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Bangladesh logs 14 more dengue deaths

Bangladesh has logged 14 more deaths from dengue infection in the last 24 hours till Saturday morning.

At the same time, a total of 2,865 new patients were hospitalized for the disease all over the country.      

According to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), of the new patients, 814 were admitted to hospitals in Dhaka and the rest outside the capital--indicating a worsening situation across the country.    

The total dengue death toll this year has risen to 893 setting a new record in the country’s history.

So far, the DGHS has recorded 184,717 dengue cases and 172,252 recoveries this year.

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

Bd-pratidin English/Golam Rosul

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