Dengue: 364 new cases reported in a day

TIMES Report
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A man sits on a bed inside a mosquito net at Mugda Hospital, Dhaka. Photo: Jannatul Ferdaus/TIMES

A total of 364 people were hospitalised with dengue fever in the country in the last 24 hours till Monday morning.

According to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), with the new cases, the total caseload rose to 17,582 with at least 62 deaths from dengue disease since January.

Among the new cases, 94 were admitted to the hospitals in Dhaka while 270 others were outside the capital.

Besides, of them, 58.7 per cent are male and 41.3 per cent are female.

Last year, dengue claimed the lives of 575 people.

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