Bangladesh records three dengue deaths, 458 hospitalisations in a day

A total of 25 people have died of the Aedes mosquito-borne disease in the first 26 days of July

Bangladesh has reported three more deaths due to dengue in a 24-hour count, while 458 new patients have been hospitalised with the Aedes mosquito-borne disease.

With the latest fatalities, the death toll from dengue has risen to 43 this year, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). Of them, 25 deaths have been recorded in the first 26 days of July.

The figures were published in the DGHS dengue bulletin issued on Sunday.

Among the newly hospitalised patients, 81 were admitted to hospitals in Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) and 76 in Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC).

Another 15 patients were admitted to hospitals in the rest of Dhaka Division.

Outside the capital, Barishal Division reported the highest number of new admissions at 99, followed by Chattogram with 78, Khulna with 48, Rajshahi with 26, Mymensingh with 25, and Rangpur with 10.

Meanwhile, 438 dengue patients recovered and were discharged from hospitals during the same period.

Since Jan 1, a total of 13,098 dengue patients have been hospitalised across the country. Of them, 11,935 have recovered and been discharged, the DGHS said.

The DGHS has been maintaining records of dengue-related hospitalisations and deaths since 2000.

The country recorded its worst-ever dengue outbreak in 2023, when 321,179 people were hospitalised with the disease, and 1,705 died.

In 2024, more than 102,000 dengue cases were identified, while the death toll exceeded 400.