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The number of dengue cases reported by DGHS since January has reached 80,074, as on Friday. Of the total cases, 40,764 were from Dhaka.
New 2,046 hospitalizations were also recorded till 8:00am Friday across the country, including 853 from Dhaka, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
The health authorities on Friday recorded nine more deaths from mosquito- borne dengue fever, including six from Dhaka.
As Friday was a weekend, less listed government and private hospitals provided their daily dengue cases and deaths, said DGHS.
The ever-worsening dengue situation has yet to show any sign of improvement as the government continues to report record number of new hospitalizations. Cases outside Dhaka remained high on, DGHS data said.
With the new casualties, the death tolls crossed 373 in dengue fever, including 289 from Dhaka.
Last year, 281 people died due to dengue, the second highest in the history of the country.
A total of 9,675 people were being treated across the country in hospitals. Of them, 4,421 were from Dhaka. Of the total admitted, 70,026 patients made recovery and returned home, and of them, 36,054 were from Dhaka.