Dengue claims 5 more lives, 1,935 hospitalised in 24 hours
The latest deaths have raised the country's dengue toll to 294 this year.
Five more people have died from dengue across Bangladesh in the past 24 hours until 8am today (8 October), while 1,935 new patients have been admitted to hospitals with the viral disease.
The latest deaths have raised the country's dengue toll to 294 this year, according to a press release issued by the Health Emergency Operation Centre and Control Room of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
Three of the deaths were reported in Dhaka South City Corporation, while the remaining two were recorded in Khulna division.
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In September this year, 148 people died from dengue, the highest monthly death toll recorded so far this year.
From January to May, dengue claimed 5 lives in total, followed by 13 deaths in June, 36 in July, and 43 in August.
Meanwhile, 2,057 dengue patients were discharged from hospitals over the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of recoveries this year to 88,208.
The cumulative number of dengue cases recorded nationwide has reached 94,151.
