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Twenty four more deaths were reported from dengue in 24 hours till Wednesday (15 November) morning, raising the fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 1,520 this year.
During the period, 1,623 more patients were hospitalised with the viral fever, according to the DGHS.
A total of 5,755 dengue patients, including 1,507 in the capital, are now receiving treatment at hospitals across the country.
So far, the DGHS has recorded 2, 96,665 dengue cases and 2,89,390 recoveries this year.
September has so far been the deadliest month for the dengue outbreak this year with 396 fatalities and 79,598 cases, according to DGHS data.
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