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DHAKA: Three more people died from dengue in the past 24 hours, taking the death toll from the mosquito-borne disease to 39 in the first week of November.
The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) disclosed the information in a press release on Saturday afternoon.
According to the release, three people died and 1,674 others were hospitalised with dengue in the 24 hours until 8:00 am on Saturday.
Of the newly hospitalised patients, 213 were from Barishal Division, 311 from Chattogram, 714 from Dhaka, 190 from Khulna, 50 from Mymensingh, 115 from Rajshahi and 60 from Rangpur.
Meanwhile, a total of 458 people have died from dengue across the country so far this year.
The number of dengue patients hospitalised since the beginning of the year has reached 147,580.
Currently, 5,826 dengue patients are receiving treatment at hospitals, while 141,296 patients have been discharged after recovery.
