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Six more people succumbed to dengue in 24 hours till Sunday morning, raising the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 247 this year.
During the period, 1,298 more patients were hospitalised with viral fever, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
Of them, 242 dengue patients were admitted in hospital under Dhaka North City Corporation while 226 were hospitalized in Dhaka South City Corporation.
Among the recent fatalities, four were reported in the Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) and one each in Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) and Chattogram Division (excluding CC).
Last year, 1,705 people lost their lives due to dengue, making it the deadliest year on record.
MSH
