Four more people have died from dengue in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, taking the death toll for the year to 307 as the number of reported cases surpassed 100,000.
The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) reported the latest figures in its regular dengue bulletin on Monday, October 12. The data covers the period from 8am Sunday to 8am Monday.
According to the DGHS, another 2,167 patients were admitted to hospitals with dengue during the 24-hour period.
With the latest admissions, the total number of dengue patients hospitalised across the country this year has reached 101,442.
Of the 307 dengue-related deaths recorded so far this year, the highest number—84—occurred in the Dhaka South City Corporation area. Khulna Division recorded the second-highest number, with 63 deaths.
