The number of dengue cases in Bangladesh this year has increased by 56 to 321,001 in the latest daily count, reports bdnews24.com.
The death toll from the mosquito-borne disease also rose by one to 1,702 in the 24 hours to Friday morning, according to the Directorate General of Health Services.
In Dhaka, hospitals admitted 14 patients in this period while the other districts recorded 42 new cases.
Of the 728 dengue patients undergoing treatment in hospitals across the country in the morning, 271 were in Dhaka and 457 outside the capital.
After a record 79,598 dengue cases and 396 deaths in September amid the worst outbreak of the disease, 67,769 cases and 359 deaths were reported in October. The number of cases in August was 71,976, with 342 deaths.
One more dies of dengue, 56 new cases
FE Team | Published: December 29, 2023 22:28:31
One more dies of dengue, 56 new cases
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