Bangladesh records 7 dengue deaths, 567 hospital admissions in a day

November has seen 22,912 hospitalisations in 27 days

Bangladesh has reported seven more deaths due to dengue fever, while 567 new patients have been admitted to hospitals with the disease in the past 24 hours.

The total number of hospitalisations from the Aedes mosquito-borne illness this year has reached 92,784, with 22,912 patients admitted in November alone.

According to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) bulletin on Thursday, of the seven deaths, three occurred in Dhaka South City Corporation, two in Mymensingh Division, and one each in Chattogram Division and Dhaka North City Corporation.

In the first 27 days of November, dengue has claimed 94 lives, the highest monthly death toll in 2025. Until now, 377 people have died from the fever this year.

October saw the second-highest monthly death toll, with 80 fatalities. Previously, 76 people died in September.

July logged 10,684 hospitalisations and 41 deaths, followed by August with 10,496 cases and 39 deaths.

No dengue deaths were reported in March. In contrast, 10 people died in January, three in February, seven in April, three in May, and 19 in June.

Monthly figures this year also include 1,161 admissions in January, 374 in February, 336 in March, 701 in April, 1,773 in May, and 5,951 in June, 15,866 in September and 22,520 in October.