14 more die of dengue

The death toll from the mosquito-borne dengue fever rose by 14, including 11 from Dhaka, in 24 hours to Friday morning, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

With the additional deaths, the casualties rose to 528, including 391 from Dhaka.

Meanwhile, 1,594 hospitalizations were also recorded during the same period across the country, including 703 from Dhaka, according to DGHS.

The ever-worsening dengue situation showed no sign of improvement with the growing deaths and cases. The health authorities also continued to report growing number of new cases outside Dhaka. DGHS reported 891 new cases of hospitalization outside Dhaka.

Last year, 281 people died due to dengue, the second highest in the history of the country.

Meanwhile, the total dengue cases rose to 110,224. Of the total cases, 52,656 were from Dhaka, added DGHS.

A total of 7,934 people were being treated across the country in hospitals. Of them, 3,755 were from Dhaka. Of the total admitted, 101,762 patients made recovery and returned home, including 48,510 from Dhaka.

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