Seven more dengue deaths take toll to 342

Bangladesh recorded seven more dengue deaths and 1,872 fresh hospital admissions in the 24 hours to Saturday morning, pushing the death toll for the year to 342 and the number of patients hospitalised to 110,312.

According to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) report released on Saturday, October 17, the data cover the period from 8 am on Friday to 8 am on Saturday. Of the seven deaths, three occurred in Dhaka Division outside the city corporations, two under Dhaka North City Corporation, one under Dhaka South City Corporation and one in Mymensingh Division.

Among the newly hospitalised patients, Dhaka South City Corporation recorded 323 and Dhaka Division outside the city corporations 319, while 223 were admitted under Dhaka North. Elsewhere, Chattogram accounted for 260, Khulna 233, Barishal 199, Rajshahi 176, Mymensingh 67, Rangpur 59 and Sylhet 13.

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Furthermore, health authorities said that 104,199 of the year’s patients have recovered and been discharged from hospital.