Dengue: Nine more die, 2,617 hospitalised in 24 hours
Nine people have succumbed to dengue in the last 24 hours until 8:00 am on Thursday, bringing the death toll to 1,055.
An alarming 66 deaths have been recorded in the first five days of the current month.
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Besides, a total of 2,617 people – 633 in Dhaka and 1,984 in districts – have been hospitalised with the mosquito-borne viral fever during the period, according to the health directorate.
Of the new deaths, five have been reported from Dhaka, while the remaining four are from outside the capital.
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A total of 216,864 people have been hospitalised with dengue fever in the current year so far.
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