Health
  Nine more die of dengue in a day
  21-11-2024

Nine more dengue patients died while 1,214 people were admitted to different hospitals across the country with the viral fever in the past 24 hours till Thursday morning.

According to the daily update of Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), the death toll from the mosquito-borne disease rose to 436.

Among the deceased, 215 were male and 221 were female. A total of 1, 335 people discharged from the hospital after treatment.

Among the new deaths, five were reported Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC), three in Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC), and one Rajshahi division (Outside city corporation).

A total of 84,368 dengue cases were reported 1 January to till date in 2024.

Last year, the country recorded 1,705 dengue-related deaths and a total of 3,21,179 dengue cases.