Published : 03 Nov 2025, 02:00 AM
Updated : 21 Aug 2026, 02:40 PM
Bangladesh has reported 1,162 new hospitalisations due to dengue in the past 24 hours with five fatalities.
According to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) count on Sunday, this year, as many as 71,675 dengue patients have been admitted to hospitals across the country, of whom 283 have died.
Of the latest deaths, three occurred in Dhaka South City Corporation, and one each in Dhaka North City Corporation and Rajshahi.
October accounted for the highest monthly death toll, with 80 fatalities. November has seen 1,813 admissions and 5 deaths.
The health directorate reported that the highest number of new hospitalisations was in the Dhaka North City Corporation, where 261 patients were admitted.
Other locations recorded the following admissions in the past 24 hours:
Dhaka South City Corporation: 175
Chattogram Division: 108
Mymensingh Division: 87
Rajshahi Division: 98
Khulna Division: 154
Sylhet Division: 8
Rangpur Division: 32
October saw 22,520 dengue hospitalisations, the highest in any single month in the past 10 months.
The DGHS has maintained records of dengue-related hospitalisations and deaths since 2000. The highest annual hospitalisations occurred in 2023, with 321,179 cases, while the highest deaths in a single year were 1,705, also in 2023.
