Five more people have died of dengue in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, while 2,260 patients have been admitted to hospitals with the mosquito-borne disease.
With the latest deaths, the country’s dengue death toll this year has risen to 466 as of 9 November. The total number of hospital admissions has reached 152,173.
According to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) report issued on Monday, three of the five deaths were recorded in Dhaka division, while Mymensingh and Barishal divisions reported one death each.
DGHS data show that 145,593 patients admitted with dengue since 1 January have recovered and been discharged. Currently, 6,114 patients are receiving treatment at hospitals across the country.
Dhaka division recorded the highest number of new hospital admissions in the past 24 hours, with 1,077 patients. The figures for other divisions were 277 in Khulna, 265 in Chattogram, 243 in Barishal, 188 in Rajshahi, 111 in Mymensingh, 83 in Rangpur and 16 in Sylhet.
In the year-to-date death toll, Dhaka division accounted for the highest number, with 224 fatalities. Khulna recorded 84 deaths, Chattogram 47, Mymensingh 38, Barishal 32, Rajshahi 29, Rangpur eight and Sylhet four.
