Dengue claims 10 more lives – highest in a day this year
Death toll from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh now stands at 310 this year
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Ten more people died from dengue in the last 24 hours till this morning (2 November), marking the highest single-day death toll this year.
During this period, 966 dengue infected people got admitted to different hospitals in the country, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
Among them, 452 dengue patients were hospitalised in Dhaka city while 180 patients were admitted to different hospitals outside the capital.
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With the latest casualties, the number of deaths from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh now stands at 310 this year.
A total of 63,165 dengue cases have been reported in the country since 1 January.
Last year, the country recorded 1,705 dengue-related deaths and a total of 3,21,179 dengue cases.
