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On Wednesday, a total of 16 dengue patients died and 2,564 were admitted to different hospitals in the country during the last 24 hours till 8 am.
On September 20, Bangladesh witnessed 21 dengue deaths, the highest in a single day this year and it also saw the same highest figure on September 2.
The death toll from dengue infection crossed the 1000-mark as the authorities recorded 1,046 dengue deaths between January 1 and October 4 this year, a press release from the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said.
During the period, 720 dengue patients were hospitalised in Dhaka city while 1,844 were admitted to different hospitals outside the capital city, the DGHS daily statement added.
This year, 1,046 deaths, the highest in a year since dengue was detected in 2000, were reported from dengue disease while 281 died last year, the statement said.
With the new cases, the total number of patients rose to 2,14,247, the statement said, adding: This year, some 2,03917 patients were released from different hospitals out of the total patients.
A total of 9,284 dengue patients are undergoing treatment at different hospitals. Of them, 2,945 are in Dhaka while 6,339 are outside of the capital city, it added.
The authorities have recorded the highest number of dengue positive cases outside the capital in August this year, meaning the mosquito-borne disease gripped the entire country.
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