Four people have died from dengue while 1,163 new cases were reported across the country in the past 24 hours, health officials said on Monday.
According to a statement from the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), among the newly reported cases, 132 patients were hospitalised in Barishal division, 120 in Chattogram division, 159 in Dhaka division, 123 in Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) areas and 182 in Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) areas.
The statement said 283 dengue patients were admitted to hospitals in Khulna division, 69 in Mymensingh division, 87 in Rajshahi division, seven in Rangpur division and one in Sylhet division during the period.
Since the beginning of the dengue outbreak this year, Bangladesh has recorded 97 deaths, while the total number of dengue cases has reached 35,846.
In 2023, dengue claimed 413 lives and infected 102,861 people across the country.
In 2024, the mosquito-borne disease caused 575 deaths and affected 101,214 people.
