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At least 90 people have died of dengue in Bangladesh in the first 16 days of October, while 28,820 others have been infected during the period.
Four more people died of dengue and 1,181 were hospitalised with the viral disease in the 24 hours until 8:00 am on Friday, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
Of the new cases, 242 were reported in Chattogram Division, 219 in Dhaka Division outside the city corporations, 140 in Khulna Division, 127 in Barishal Division, 125 in Dhaka South City Corporation, 99 in Rajshahi Division, 92 in Mymensingh Division, 71 in Rangpur Division and 66 in Dhaka North City Corporation.
The DGHS disclosed the figures in a press release on Friday afternoon.
With the latest fatalities, the dengue death toll in the country has risen to 335 this year.
A total of 108,440 dengue patients have been hospitalised across the country so far this year, while 102,208 have recovered and been discharged from hospitals.
As of Friday morning, 5,897 dengue patients were receiving treatment at hospitals nationwide.
