3 more die from dengue 

Three more people died of dengue in 24 hours till Friday morning (6 December).

With this, the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh rose to 517 this year.

Among the recent fatalities, three took place in Dhaka North City Corporation.

A press release of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said this on Friday night.

During the period, 186 more patients were hospitalised with viral fever. Of them, 42 dengue patients were admitted in hospital under Dhaka North City Corporation while 67 were hospitalised in Dhaka South City Corporation.

As of now, 2,354 patients are receiving treatment in hospitals across the country.

Since January 1, a total of 95,070 dengue cases have been reported.

Last year, dengue claimed the lives of 1,705 people, making it the deadliest year on record.

SB/Mukul