Five dengue patients died and 1,211 were admitted to different hospitals in the country during the last 24 hours till this morning.

During the period, 384 dengue patients were hospitalised in Dhaka city, while 827 were admitted to different hospitals outside the capital, according to Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

This year, the total number of cases rose to 76,021 while 372 deaths from dengue disease were reported during the period, the statement added.

In the past 24 hours, 1,101 dengue patients were discharged from different hospitals. Among the total cases, 71,554 patients have already been released, the DGHS statement added.

Last year, the country recorded 1,705 dengue-related deaths and a total of 3,21,179 dengue cases.

BDST: 2001 HRS, NOV 13, 2024
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