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Bangladesh dengue fever surge strains hospitals as case numbers pass 42,000

by | Sep 7, 2026 | JPost | 0 comments

A worker washes his face after working in a utensil making factory under hazardous working conditions, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, August 17, 2026. (photo credit: REUTERS/MOHAMMAD PONIR HOSSAIN)
At least four dengue patients died, and 1,558 others were hospitalized in the past 24 hours, according to health ministry data, marking the highest daily admission tally recorded so far this year.