With three more deaths reported from dengue in 24 hours till Tuesday morning, the official death toll from the mosquito-borne disease rose to 281 this year.
This is the highest ever dengue fatalities recorded in a single year in Bangladesh. The previous record of 179 deaths were reported in 2019.
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During this period, 62 more patients, including 35 in Dhaka city, were hospitalised, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
A total of 395 dengue patients, including 203 in the capital, are now receiving treatment at hospitals across the country.
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The DGHS has recorded 62,189 dengue cases and 61,513 recoveries so far this year.
Source: United News of Bangladesh