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Dengue death toll now 263 with three more deaths

GreenWatch Desk Disease 2022-12-08, 4:54pm




With three more deaths from dengue recorded in 24 hours till Thursday morning, the official death toll from the mosquito-borne disease rose to 263 this year.

During this period, 246 more patients, including 141 in Dhaka city, were hospitalised, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

A total of 1,212 dengue patients, including 690 in the capital, are now receiving treatment at hospitals across the country.

The DGHS has recorded 59, 695 dengue cases and 58,220 recoveries so far this year, reports UNB.