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Dengue: 3 more die; 428 new cases recorded in 24hrs
Three more deaths were reported from dengue in the past 24 hours till Wednesday morning, raising the total fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 92 this year.
The deaths have been reported in Chattogram division (Out of CC), Rajshahi division (Out of CC) and Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC), according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
During this period, 428 more patients were hospitalised with viral fever, raising the number of confirmed cases to 22,812 this year.
According to the DGHS, new cases were reported as follows: 104 in Barishal Division (Out of CC), 39 in Chattogram Division (Out of CC), 74 in Dhaka Division (Out of CC), 51 in Dhaka North City Corporation, 62 in Dhaka South City Corporation, 30 in Khulna Division (Out of CC), 14 in Mymensingh Division, 50 in Rajshahi Division and 4 in Rangpur (Out of CC).
Currently, 1,259 patients are receiving treatment in various hospitals across the country, reports UNB.
Last year, dengue claimed the lives of 575 people.