Dengue: 5 more die, 622 hospitalised in 24hrs

Of the five recent deaths, four were women and one was men. Two of the dead were under treatment at Dhaka Medical College Hospital and three at Rajshahi Medical College Hospital

TBS Report

17 September, 2025, 07:05 pm

Last modified: 17 September, 2025, 07:07 pm

File photo. Dengue patients taking treatment in a hospital: Photo: TBS

Five more deaths were reported from dengue in 24 hours till today (17 September) morning, raising the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 161 this year.

During the period, 622 more patients were hospitalised with viral fever, raising the number of confirmed cases to 39,814 this year, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Of the five recent deaths, four were women and one was men. Two of the dead were under treatment at Dhaka Medical College Hospital and three at Rajshahi Medical College Hospital.

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Currently, 1,965 dengue patients are undergoing treatment at different hospitals across the country, 1236 of which are from outside Dhaka.

The dengue last year claimed 575 lives and inflicted 1,01,214 people in the country.

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