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10 dengue patients die, 966 hospitalised in 24 hrs

Ten more dengue patients died and 966 were hospitalised in the country in the last 24 hours.

With this, a total of 63,165 dengue cases and 310 deaths from the mosquito-borne disease were reported from January 1 to November 2 this year, a Directorate General of Health Services press release said on Saturday.

Last year, the country recorded 1,705 deaths from the disease which was the highest fatality in a year.

Besides, 3,21,179 dengue cases were reported in the same year.

AAM//MSU