Dengue claims 9 lives in a day

At least nine dengue patients died in the past 24 hours until 8:00am today, while 1,042 people were admitted to hospitals across Bangladesh, marking the year's highest figure..

According to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), among the deaths, seven were reported from Dhaka South City Corporation areas and one each from Dhaka North City Corporation and Chattogram division.

With the new deaths and cases, the total number of dengue-related deaths this year rose to 212, while total cases rose to 49,907.

Among the total cases, a total of 47,256 dengue patients have been released so far after treatment.

Currently, 2,439 dengue patients are undergoing treatment at different hospitals across the country, 1,652 of which are from outside Dhaka.