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One more death was reported from dengue in 24 hours till Sunday morning, raising the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 5 this year. The death has been reported in the Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC), according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
During the period, 57 more patients were hospitalised with viral fever, it added. Of them, six dengue patients were admitted in hospital under Dhaka North City Corporation while 11 were hospitalised in Dhaka South City Corporation.
Currently, 311 patients are receiving treatment in hospitals across the country. Last year, dengue claimed the lives of 575 people. According to the DGHS, there were 101,214 dengue cases and 100,040 recoveries in 2024.
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