4 more die of dengue; 781 hospitalised
The new deaths were reported in Dhaka South City Corporation and Dhaka North City Corporation
Four more deaths from dengue were reported in the 24 hours till Thursday morning (9 October), raising the total number of deaths from the mosquito-borne disease to 224 this year.
During this period, 781 more patients were hospitalised with viral fever, bringing the total number of cases to 52,885, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
Of the four recent deaths, all were men. Two of the dead were under treatment at Dhaka Medical College Hospital and one at the Kurmitola General Hospital and one at Mugda Medical College Hospital.
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Currently, a total of 2,452 patients are undergoing treatment at various hospitals across the country.
Last year, dengue claimed the lives of 575 people.
The DGHS recorded 101,214 dengue cases and 100,040 recoveries during the same period.
