Five more dengue patients died and 344 were hospitalised in the country in the last 24 hours.
With this, a total of 97,947 dengue cases and 541 deaths from the mosquito-borne disease were reported from January 1 to December 12 this year, a Directorate General of Health Services press release said on Thursday.
Of the dead, two were from Dhaka South City Corporation, one from Dhaka North City Corporation, and one from Rangpur, and another from Chattogram, according to the release.
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.
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