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Dengue: 9 more die, 1,960 hospitalised in 24hrs
Dengue:
9 more die, 1,960 hospitalised in 24hrs
Nine more deaths were
reported from dengue in the last 24 hours till Saturday morning, raising the
fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 537 this year.
During the period, 1,960 more patients were hospitalised with the viral fever,
according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), reports UNB.
Of the new patients, 833 were admitted to hospitals in Dhaka and the rest
outside the capital, the DGHS said.
A total of 8,236 dengue patients, including 3,846 in the capital, are now receiving
treatment at hospitals across the country.
So far, the DGHS has
recorded 1,12,184 dengue cases and 1,03,411 recoveries this year.
Meanwhile, the World Health Organization (WHO) urged swift action as dengue
cases surge in Bangladesh.
"The higher incidence of dengue is taking place in the context of an
unusual episodic amount of rainfall, combined with high temperatures and high
humidity, which have resulted in an increased mosquito population throughout
Bangladesh," the WHO said.