One new dengue case reported in 24 hrs


FE Team | Published: May 05, 2020 15:57:27 | Updated: May 05, 2020 18:11:35


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One new dengue case was reported in the last 24 hours till 8:00am on Tuesday, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

A daily update from DGHS said no new dengue patient is now being treated at any hospital in the capital while one patient is undergoing treatment at a hospital outside Dhaka .

Since the beginning of this year, 298 dengue cases were reported. Of them, 296 have been discharged from hospitals, reports UNB,

Bangladesh experienced a massive dengue outbreak last year when 101,354 people were hospitalised. Of them, 101,037 made full recovery.

According to official figures, the mosquito-borne disease killed 179 people in 2019.

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