Eight more people died from dengue across Bangladesh over the past 24 hours while 1,595 new patients were hospitalized according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
Tuesday's update brings the total death toll from dengue this year to 474 with 22 fatalities recorded in the first nine days of November alone. Cumulative hospitalizations since January have reached 153,468 out of which 147,158 patients have successfully recovered and been discharged.
Over the last 24 hours the highest number of hospital admissions was recorded in the Dhaka division followed by significant spikes across other regions, including 229 in Rajshahi, 220 in Khulna, 211 in Barisal and 206 in Chittagong.
Health authorities continue to urge citizens to maintain clean surroundings and eliminate stagnant water breeding sites to curb the mosquito-borne disease.
