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Eleven more deaths were reported from dengue in 24 hours till Monday morning, raising the fatalities to 741 this year.
With the new deaths, the total number of casualties now stood at 741, including 528 from Dhaka.
As many as 2,944 new cases of hospitalization were also reported in the same period of time till 8:0 am Monday across the country, including 967 from Dhaka, according to DGHS daily update.
Dengue appears to coincide with the rainy season from May to September and higher temperatures in Bangladesh, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
The ever-worsening dengue situation showed no sign of improvement with the growing deaths and cases.
Furthermore, the health authorities also continued to report a growing number of new cases outside Dhaka. Of the new cases of hospitalization, 1,977 were reported from outside Dhaka.
The total dengue cases rose to 151,272. Of the total cases, 68,026 were from Dhaka, added DGHS.
A total of 9,816 people were being treated across the country in hospitals. Of them, 4,207 were from Dhaka.
Of the total admitted, 140,715 patients made recovery and returned home, including 63,291 from Dhaka with a 93 per cent recovery rate.
Last year, 281 people died due to dengue, the second highest in the history of the country.
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