Five people died of dengue and 839 new patients were hospitalsed across the country in the 24 hours  UNB
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Dengue death toll reaches 352 as four more die

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Four more people died of dengue and 1,851 new patients were hospitalised in the country in the 24 hours ending at 8:00am on Monday.

With the latest fatalities, the dengue death toll has risen to 352 in the country this year, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Of the total dengue deaths, 107 were recorded in October as of Monday.

Among the new deaths, two were reported in Dhaka South City Corporation area and one each was recorded in Dhaka North City Corporation area and Mymensingh division.

Of the total fatalities recorded this year, 47.0 percent were men and 53.0 percent were women.

Since January 1 this year, a total of 1,14,251 dengue patients were admitted to hospitals across the country. Of them, 107,865 have recovered.

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