Five die of dengue in a day, 1,898 hospitalized
Online Desk
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Five more people have died of dengue in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours. During the same period, 1,898 people were hospitalized with the mosquito-borne disease.
The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) reported the figures in a statement on Saturday.
According to the statement, two people died in Chattogram Division and one each in the Dhaka South City Corporation area, Khulna Division and Mymensingh Division over the past 24 hours. The deceased included two men and three women.
According to DGHS data, a total of 376 people have died of dengue in the country from January through October 24 this year.
During the same period, 121,699 people have been hospitalized with dengue.
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