Three more people have died of dengue across Bangladesh, while 907 new patients have been hospitalised in the last 24 hours, according to the daily report of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) released on Wednesday.
With the latest casualties, the country’s total dengue death toll this year has risen to 88. Since January, a total of 30,830 dengue patients have been admitted to hospitals nationwide, of whom 28,652 have recovered and been discharged.
Among the 907 newly hospitalised patients, 538 are male and 369 are female. All three individuals who died in the last 24 hours were female. They belonged to the age groups of 26 to 30, 31 to 35, and 36 to 40 years, with one death recorded in each bracket.
Khulna division recorded the highest number of new hospitalisations in the last 24 hours with 202 patients. It is followed by Barishal division with 163 patients, Chattogram division with 99, and Rajshahi division with 73.
Additionally, 49 patients were hospitalised in areas outside the city corporations of Dhaka division, 45 in Mymensingh division, 19 in Rangpur division, and one in Sylhet division.
Of the cumulative dengue cases this year, males constitute approximately 62 per cent (18,948 patients) and females represent 38 per cent (11,685 patients).
In terms of age distribution, the youth remain the most affected group. The highest number of infections was recorded among those aged 21 to 25 years with 4,404 cases, followed closely by the 26 to 30 age group with 4,350 cases, and the 16 to 20 age group with 4,105 cases.
Dengue prevalence has peaked sharply in August, making it the worst-affected month of the year so far. A total of 15,520 patients have been hospitalised in the first 25 days of August alone. In contrast, hospitalisations stood at 9,206 in July, 2,907 in June, 714 in May, and 640 in April.
The mortality trend in August also remains highly concerning. The DGHS report listed the month-wise death toll from January to August as 2, 2, 1, 13, 36, 34, and 11 respectively.
