3 dengue patients die, 403 hospitalised in 24 hrs

Staff Reporter Published: 7 September 2024, 07:57 PM | Updated: 7 September 2024, 08:22 PM
3 dengue patients die, 403 hospitalised in 24 hrs
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Three dengue patients died and 403 were hospitalised in the country in the last 24 hours.

With this, a total of 15,207 dengue cases and 95 deaths from the mosquito-borne disease were reported from January 1 to September 7 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.

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