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Dengue continues to spread across Bangladesh, with nine more deaths reported in the past 24 hours. During the same period, 1,982 new patients were admitted to hospitals with the mosquito-borne disease.
The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) reported the figures in its regular dengue bulletin issued on Wednesday (October 28), signed by Dr Ismat Ara, in charge of the Health Emergency Operation Centre and Control Room.
According to the DGHS, a total of 130,219 dengue patients were admitted to hospitals across the country between January 1 and October 28 this year. The disease claimed 409 lives during the period.
Of the total patients, 123,605 have recovered and been discharged from hospitals.
Currently, 6,205 dengue patients are receiving treatment at hospitals across the country, the DGHS said.
