Dengue claims 6 more lives: DGHS
However, unofficial sources claim that the death toll is currently more than 90.
File photo. Dengue patients taking treatment in a hospital: Photo: TBS
The official death toll from dengue fever reached 29 as of August 8 as the Directorate General of Health Services on Thursday confirmed six more deaths.
Dr Ayesha Aktar, assistant director of Health Emergency Service and Control Room, has confirmed the figure to The Business Standard.
However, unofficial sources claim that the death toll is currently more than 90.
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According to the government sources, two people died of dengue in April, three died in June, 15 in July and another nine in August.
