Five die of dengue, 622 get hospitalised

At least five dengue patients died while 622 others were hospitalised in the last 24 hours till 8:00am yesterday.

According to the Directorate General of Health Services, three of the deaths occurred in areas under Rajshahi division, and two in Dhaka South City Corporation.

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The battle against dengue needs collective action

With the new fatalities and cases, the total number of dengue-related deaths has risen to 161, while the total number of cases has reached 39,814 this year.

Of the total cases, 37,688 patients have been released so far.  Currently, 1,965 dengue patients are receiving treatment in different hospitals across the country, including 1,236 patients from outside Dhaka.

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