With fifteen more deaths from dengue in 24 hours till Tuesday morning, the fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh rose to 943 this year, reports UNB.
During the period, 3,123 more patients were hospitalized with viral fever, according to the DGHS.
Of the new patients, 774 were admitted to hospitals in Dhaka and the rest outside the capital--indicating a worsening situation across the country, DGHS said.
A total of 10,156 dengue patients, including 3,581 in the capital, are now receiving treatment at hospitals across the country.
So far, the DGHS has recorded 193,881 dengue cases, and 182,782 recoveries this year.
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