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Three more people have died from dengue fever in the past 24 hours, bringing this year’s death toll to 98, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
During the same period, 325 new dengue patients were admitted to hospitals across the country.
The DGHS’s Health Emergency Operation Center and Control Room released the figures in a press statement on Saturday (9 August).
Of the new admissions, 66 were in Barishal division (outside the city corporation area), 54 in Chattogram division (outside the city corporation), 49 in Dhaka division (outside the city corporation), 33 in Dhaka North City Corporation, 62 in Dhaka South City Corporation, 14 in Khulna division, 6 in Mymensingh division (outside the city corporation), and 41 in Rajshahi division.
In the last 24 hours, 306 dengue patients were discharged from hospitals. So far this year, 21,799 patients have recovered and left hospitals, while a total of 23,735 have been hospitalized since January.