Dengue claims 6 more lives in 24 hours, 1,608 hospitalised
The latest deaths take this year’s dengue toll to 256, while total cases rise to 84,369.
The health directorate has recorded six more deaths from dengue across the country in the last 24 hours.
A total of 256 people have died so far this year of the mosquito-borne disease, while the number of dengue cases has risen to 84,369, according to a statement by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) today (3 October).
During the same period, 1,608 dengue patients were hospitalised across the country.
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Among the newly admitted patients, 215 were hospitalised in Barishal division, 319 in Chattogram division, 131 in Dhaka division, 223 in Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) and 171 in Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) areas, 276 in Khulna division, 79 in Mymensingh division, 132 in Rajshahi division and 62 in Rangpur division, according to the DGHS statement.
Dengue claimed 413 lives and infected 102,861 people in the country last year.
Besides, 575 people died of the disease while 101,214 were infected in 2024.
