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DHAKA: Three people have died of dengue across Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, taking the death toll from the mosquito-borne disease to 371 so far this year. Meanwhile, 1,299 new patients have been hospitalised with dengue during the same period.
The figures were reported in the Directorate General of Health Services’ (DGHS) regular dengue update on Friday (October 23).
According to the DGHS, two people died in Chattogram Division outside city corporation areas, while another died in Mymensingh Division outside city corporation areas over the past 24 hours.
From January 1 to Friday, a total of 371 people have died of dengue across the country. Of them, 179 deaths were reported in Dhaka Division, including the two city corporations.
During the same period, 66 deaths were reported in Khulna Division, 30 in Mymensingh, 28 in Barishal, 35 in Chattogram, 23 in Rajshahi, seven in Rangpur and three in Sylhet.
