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Ten more people died of dengue and 1,943 were hospitalised with the mosquito-borne disease across Bangladesh in the 24 hours to Thursday morning, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
The information was disclosed in the DGHS’s regular dengue bulletin on Thursday.
With the latest deaths, the total number of dengue fatalities this year has risen to 331. A total of 86 people died of the disease in the first 14 days of October, while September recorded the highest monthly toll of 148.
Dengue deaths included 43 in August, 36 in July, 13 in June, one in May and two each in January and February.
The bulletin said 1,943 patients were admitted to hospitals nationwide between 8am Wednesday and 8am Thursday, bringing the total number of hospitalisations this year to 107,259.
Meanwhile, 1,830 patients recovered and were discharged from hospitals during the 24-hour period. So far this year, 101,031 dengue patients have recovered and returned home.
