Dengue hospital admissions hit daily record as four patients die
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- Four dengue patients died and 1,558 were hospitalized in Bangladesh in the 24 hours to 8 a.m., the highest single-day admission figure reported in the article.
- Three deaths occurred in Dhaka South City Corporation and one in Dhaka division, according to the Directorate General of Health Services.
- The latest figures raised the death toll to 117, while 2,995 patients remained under treatment nationwide.
Four dengue patients died and 1,558 others were hospitalized in Bangladesh in the 24 hours to 8 a.m., marking the highest daily admission total reported so far.
Three of the deaths occurred in Dhaka South City Corporation, while the remaining death was reported in Dhaka division, according to the Directorate General of Health Services.
The new fatalities brought Bangladesh’s dengue death toll to 117. Total reported cases rose to 42,590, with 2,995 dengue patients still receiving treatment at hospitals across the country.
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