Five more people died of dengue in the 24 hours till 8am today (9 November), taking this year’s death toll to 466, while 2,260 new patients were admitted to hospitals across the country.
According to the daily update from the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), three of the deaths were reported in Dhaka division, while Mymensingh and Barishal divisions each recorded one.
A total of 6,114 dengue patients are currently receiving treatment at hospitals across the country.
Meanwhile, 2,204 patients were discharged during the same 24-hour period, taking the total number of recoveries this year to 145,593.
The cumulative number of dengue cases reported across the country has reached 152,173.
