Seven more people have died from dengue in Bangladesh over the past 24 hours, while 1,373 new patients have been admitted to hospitals across the country.
With these latest casualties, the national death toll from the mosquito-borne disease this year has risen to 364, while total hospital admissions have surpassed 116,000.
The latest findings were released in a report by the Health Emergency Operation Centre and Control Room of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) on Wednesday.
According to the report, among the 1,373 patients admitted in the last 24 hours, 788 were male and 585 were female. Of the seven deceased, four were women and three were men.
Since 1 January this year, a total of 116,990 people were hospitalised with dengue, comprising 72,435 male and 44,310 female patients. To date, 110,656 patients have been discharged from hospitals following recovery. Currently, 5,970 patients remain undergoing treatment in hospitals nationwide.
Data from the DGHS shows that 43,774 patients were hospitalised with dengue in September, with 148 deaths recorded during that month. In the first 21 days of October, 37,370 patients have been admitted to hospitals, while 119 deaths have been reported.
In the last 24 hours, hospitalisations within the capital included 211 patients in the Dhaka South City Corporation area and 71 in the Dhaka North City Corporation area. Outside the city corporation areas of Dhaka Division, 197 patients were admitted.
Elsewhere across the country, admissions were reported in Barisal Division (320), Chattogram Division (225), Khulna Division (155), Mymensingh Division (111), Rajshahi Division (45), Rangpur Division (28), and Sylhet Division (10).
So far this year, the highest number of fatalities has been recorded in the Dhaka South City Corporation area, with 106 deaths. Meanwhile, 32 deaths occurred in the Dhaka North City Corporation area.
Across other regions, Khulna Division reported 65 deaths, Barisal Division recorded 28, Chattogram Division recorded 28, Mymensingh Division recorded 27, Dhaka Division (outside city corporation areas) recorded 24, Rajshahi Division recorded 23, Rangpur Division recorded 7, and Sylhet Division recorded 4.
