Eight more people have died from dengue across Bangladesh in the last 24 hours, while 1,782 new patients were hospitalised during the same period.
The latest figures were released on Thursday in a report by the Health Emergency Operation Centre and Control Room of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
With these latest fatalities, the total dengue death toll in the country since 1 January this year has risen to 209, with overall hospital admissions reaching 69,149.
Among the 1,782 patients hospitalised over the past 24 hours, 1,068 are male and 714 are female.
The highest number of admissions during this period was in the 21–25 age group (262 patients), followed by 253 patients aged 26–30 years and 238 patients aged 16–20 years.
Of the eight individuals who succumbed to the disease in the last 24 hours, two were male and six were female.
By age distribution, the highest number of deaths was recorded in the 46–50 age bracket, which accounted for two fatalities. In addition, one death each was reported in the age groups of 11–15, 31–35, 36–40, 41–45, 61–65, and over 80 years.
Meanwhile, 1,757 patients recovered and were discharged from hospital over the same 24-hour period, bringing the cumulative total of recovered dengue patients discharged this year to 63,874.
According to data from the DGHS dashboard up to 24 September, males represent 62.5 per cent of all dengue cases this year, compared to 37.5 per cent for females.
However, in terms of mortality, females have suffered a higher proportion of fatalities, accounting for 52.9 per cent of total deaths, while males represent 47.1 per cent.
