Three more dengue patients died and 319 others were hospitalised in the 24 hours till yesterday morning.
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With 444 new dengue cases reported in the last 24 hours till yesterday morning, the total number of cases this year rose to 18,000. Meanwhile, three more deaths were recorded, bringing the total number of dengue-related deaths to 65.
At least two dengue patients died while 330 patients were hospitalised in the last 24 hours till yesterday morning.
One dengue patient died while 420 others were hospitalised in the last 24 hours till this morning.
Of the 391 new infections, 128 patients were hospitalised in Barishal division
Though most dengue cases are being reported from outside Dhaka, the majority of deaths are occurring within the capital.
At least two dengue patients died while 337 were hospitalised in the 24 hours until yesterday morning.
Since January this year, the virus has claimed 25 lives and infected 651 people in the country
The samples will undergo further testing at IEDCR lab
In the first 22 days in November, the country has already witnessed over 123 deaths and 23,009 dengue cases, showing an alarming trend this year.
With a cannula in her right hand, three-and-half-year-old Madeya Momtaz was receiving treatment while lying on a bed in the pneumonia ward of Dhaka Shishu Hospital.
One more dengue patient died while 201 others were hospitalised in the 24 hours till yesterday morning.
Two more dengue patients died and 14 were hospitalised in the 24 hours till yesterday morning.
Eight dengue patients died, while 765 were admitted to hospitals across the country yesterday.
There has been a sudden increase in conjunctivitis (inflammation of the conjunctiva of the eye) patients in Chattogram city for over two weeks.
Twenty-four dengue patients have died so far in the country, of whom, 21 died in the last eight months.
August witnessed 3,551 dengue cases, more than double the number recorded in July. This indicates that the dengue situation is further deteriorating.
