10 deaths from dengue in a single day

BanglaPress Desk: Ten people have died from dengue across the country in the last 24 hours, bringing the total death toll from this mosquito-borne disease to 331 so far this year. Additionally, 1,943 new patients have been hospitalized with dengue over the past day. This information was released on Thursday (October 15) in the Directorate General of Health Services' (DGHS) regular report on the dengue situation.
The DGHS reported that, in the last 24 hours, four people died from dengue in the Dhaka South City Corporation area alone. During the same period, three deaths occurred in the Dhaka North City Corporation area, two in the Chattogram division, and one in the Dhaka division. Meanwhile, the highest number of new dengue hospitalizations (432) was recorded in the Dhaka division.
Furthermore, during this period, 256 patients were hospitalized in the Chattogram division, 238 in the Dhaka South City Corporation area, 234 in the Khulna division, 230 in the Rajshahi division, 195 in the Barishal division, 177 in the Dhaka North City Corporation area, 100 in the Mymensingh division, 70 in the Rangpur division, and 11 in the Sylhet division.
In total, 331 people have died from dengue in the country between January 1 and October 15 of this year. Of these, 151 deaths occurred in the Dhaka division—which includes both city corporations. During the same period, 65 people died in the Khulna division, 32 in the Chattogram division, 26 in the Barishal division, 25 in the Mymensingh division, 23 in the Rajshahi division, 6 in the Rangpur division, and 3 in the Sylhet division.
According to DGHS data, 43 people died from dengue nationwide in August, followed by 148 deaths in September. In the first 15 days of October, 86 people have died from the disease across the country.
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