Dengue: 6 more die, 1,083 hospitalised in 24hrs
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Six more dengue patients have died and 1,083 were admitted to different hospitals in the country in the past 24 hours till Monday morning.
During the period, 84 dengue patients were hospitalised in Barishal division, 107 in Chattogram, 280 in Dhaka division, 244 in Dhaka North while 115 in Dhaka South, 145 in Khulna, 58 in Rajshahi, 35 in Mymensingh, 10 in Rangpur and four were admitted to different hospitals in Sylhet division, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
This year, the total number of cases rose to 81,068 while 421 deaths from dengue were reported during the period, it added.
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Last year, the country recorded 1,705 dengue-related deaths and a total of 3,21,179 dengue cases.
