Dengue death toll rises to 522

Five extra deaths had been reported from dengue in 24 hours till this morning (7 December), raising the sequence of fatalities from the mosquito-borne illness in Bangladesh to 522 this yr.

At some level of the length, 562 extra patients had been hospitalised with viral fever, in accordance to the Directorate Usual of Successfully being Companies and products (DGHS).

In the latest fatalities, three had been reported within the Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC), every particular person in Dhaka and Chittagong Division (exterior of the metropolis company).

Meanwhile, 503 dengue patients had been discharged from hospitals all by the country within the final 24 hours. With this, a complete of 92,702 folks had been discharged this yr.

Closing yr, dengue claimed the lives of 1,705 folks, making it the deadliest yr on file.

Constant with DGHS, there had been 3,21,179 dengue cases and 3,18,749 recoveries in 2023.