Three more people have died from dengue across the country in the last 24 hours. During the same period, 1,262 patients were hospitalised with the virus.
With these latest casualties, the death toll from dengue this year has risen to 418. Meanwhile, the total number of hospitalised patients has reached 133,367.
According to data released by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) on 30 October, Dhaka recorded the highest number of dengue admissions in the last 24 hours, with 435 patients hospitalised.
All three deaths during this period occurred within this division.
Among other divisions, 268 patients were hospitalised in Chattogram, 182 in Barishal, 131 in Khulna, and 112 in Rajshahi.
Additionally, 75 dengue patients were admitted in Mymensingh, 48 in Rangpur, and 11 in Sylhet.
DGHS figures show that a total of 133,367 people were hospitalised with dengue from 1 January to 30 October this year. Out of them, 126,713 patients have recovered and been discharged from hospitals.
Currently, 6,236 patients are undergoing treatment in various hospitals across the country.
On a division-wise basis, Dhaka has recorded the highest death toll this year with 197 fatalities.
Moreover, 78 deaths have occurred in Khulna, 42 in Chattogram, 33 in Mymensingh, 29 in Barishal, 28 in Rajshahi, eight in Rangpur, and three in Sylhet.
