Patients receive treatment at Mugda Medical College Hospital in Dhaka amid a surge in dengue cases that has strained the hospital’s bed capacity. (File Photo)
Patients receive treatment at Mugda Medical College Hospital in Dhaka amid a surge in dengue cases that has strained the hospital’s bed capacity. (File Photo)Abdul Goni/Waadaa
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Six die of dengue, 1,970 hospitalised in 24 hours

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Six dengue patients died in the last 24 hours till 8:00 am on Monday while 1,970 were hospitalised after being infected with the mosquito-borne disease during the same period.

The latest fatalities have raised the country's dengue death toll to 433 this year, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Of the newly-hospitalized dengue patients, 900 were in Dhaka Division, 95 in Mymensingh Division, 252 in Chattogram Division, 294 in Khulna Division, 153 in Rajshahi Division, 71 in Rangpur Division, 183 in Barishal Division and 22 in Sylhet Division.

According to the report, a total of 138,899 dengue patients have, so far, been hospitalized across the country this year.

So far, 132,449 dengue patients have recovered and returned home after receiving treatment in the hospitals.

A total of 102,861 people were infected with dengue, and 413 people died from the mosquito-borne disease last year.

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