Three more people have died from dengue and 1,535 patients have been hospitalised across the country in the 24 hours leading up to Friday morning according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
The latest deaths bring the total toll this year to 455, with 36 fatalities recorded in the first five days of November alone. Dengue previously claimed 174 lives in October and 148 in September.
Of the new hospital admissions reported between Thursday morning and Friday morning, Dhaka Division accounted for the highest single-region total at 721 cases. Among other divisions, Chattogram recorded 275 admissions, Barishal 243, Khulna 161, Rajshahi 104, Mymensingh 88 and Rangpur 43. No new hospitalisations were reported in Sylhet during this period.
DGHS data shows that 145,906 dengue patients have been admitted to hospitals nationwide so far this year. Of them 139,678 have recovered and been discharged while 5,773 patients remain under treatment in various medical facilities.
Bangladesh recorded its worst dengue outbreak in 2023, with 321,179 hospitalisations and a record 1,705 deaths. Last year dengue claimed over 400 lives out of more than 102,000 recorded cases.
