Death toll from dengue rises to 730 with 14 more deaths
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Death toll from dengue rises to 730 with 14 more deaths

Death toll from dengue rises to 730 with 14 more deaths
The cases and the death rate of Aedes mosquito-borne dengue continue to rise across the country. The photo was taken from the dengue ward of Mugda Medical College Hospital in the capital on Tuesday (September 5). Photo: Md. Rakibul Hasan/UNB


Fourteen more deaths were reported from dengue in 24 hours till Sunday morning, raising the fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 730 this year.

During the period, 2, 993 more patients were hospitalised with the viral fever, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

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Of the new patients, 994 were admitted to hospitals in Dhaka and the rest outside it, according to DGHS.

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A total of 9,871 dengue patients, including 4,297 in the capital, are now receiving treatment at hospitals across the country.

So far, the DGHS has recorded 148,328 dengue cases, 137,727 recoveries.

In the first 10 days of September, the Aedes mosquito-borne Dengue has claimed the lives of 137 people across the country. 24,520 cases were reported during the same period.

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