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5 die of dengue, 2,260 hospitalised in 24 hrs
Five dengue patients died in the last 24 hours till 8:00 am today while 2,260 were hospitalised after being infected with the mosquito-borne disease during the same period.
The latest fatalities have raised the country's dengue death toll to 466 this year, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
Of the newly-hospitalized dengue patients, 1,077 were in Dhaka Division, 111 in Mymensingh Division, 265 in Chattogram Division, 277 in Khulna Division, 188 in Rajshahi Division, 83 in Rangpur Division, 243 in Barishal Division and 16 in Sylhet Division.
According to the report, a total of 152,173 dengue patients have, so far, been hospitalized across the country this year.
So far, 145,593 dengue patients have recovered and returned home after receiving treatment in the hospitals.
A total of 102,861 people were infected with dengue, and 413 people died from the mosquito-borne disease last year, reports BSS.