Dengue claims 5 lives in 24 hrs

Five more dengue patients died and 274 were hospitalised in the country in the last 24 hours.

With this, a total of 99,569 dengue cases and 556 deaths from the mosquito-borne disease were reported from January 1 to December 18 this year, a Directorate General of Health Services press release said on Wednesday.

Of the dead, two were from Dhaka South City Corporation, two from Dhaka North City Corporation, and one from Khulna division, 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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