Bangladesh dengue deaths top 1,000 in worst outbreak

Reuters
Oct 02, 2023

Bangladesh dengue deaths top 1,000 in worst outbreak


DHAKA, Oct 2 (Reuters) - The death toll from Bangladesh's worst dengue outbreak on record has topped 1,000 this year, official data showed, with hospitals struggling to make space for patients as the disease spreads rapidly in the densely-populated country.

At least 1,017 people have died so far in 2023 and nearly 209,000 infected, the data showed, making this the deadliest year since the first recorded epidemic in 2000.

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