Four more people have died of dengue across the country in the 24 hours, taking the total death toll from the mosquito-borne viral disease this year to 368.
During this period, 1,512 new patients were admitted to hospitals with dengue fever.
This information was released in a press statement on Thursday by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), covering data recorded from 8am on 21 October to 8am on 22 October.
Of the four individuals who died in the last 24 hours, three were male and one was female. Among them, two were aged between 26 and 30 years, whilst the remaining two were between 41 and 45 years of age.
According to DGHS figures, a total of 118,502 people have been hospitalised with dengue from 1 January to 22 October this year.
Out of these, 112,111 patients have been discharged after recovery, whilst 6,023 patients are currently receiving treatment in hospitals nationwide.
A breakdown by divisions and city corporations reveals that the highest number of new hospitalisations in the last 24 hours was recorded in Dhaka Division (excluding city corporations), with 294 patients.
Dhaka North City Corporation reported 250 admissions, followed by Chattogram Division with 231, Dhaka South City Corporation with 206, Khulna Division with 162, Mymensingh Division with 146, Barishal Division with 111, Rajshahi Division with 60, Rangpur Division with 44, and Sylhet Division with eight admissions.
DGHS data further revealed that 123 dengue deaths have been reported so far in the month of October. Prior to this, 148 deaths were recorded in September, 43 in August, 36 in July, 13 in June, one in May, and two each in January and February.
