Dengue: 50 die in first 9 days of October

Dengue has claimed 50 lives in Bangladesh in the first nine days of October, raising the death toll from the mosquito borne disease to 295 this year.

One person died of dengue in the 24 hours leading up to Friday, while 1,300 new patients were admitted to hospitals across the country, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

The DGHS said, the latest death was reported in the Khulna division. Dhaka division recorded the highest number of new hospital admissions, with 343 patients in the past 24 hours.

During the same period, 318 patients were admitted in Chattogram division, 274 in Khulna division, 141 in Barishal division, 80 in Rangpur division, 69 in Mymensingh division, 36 in Dhaka South City Corporation, 35 in Dhaka North City Corporation and four in Sylhet division.

From January 1 to October 9, a total of 295 people died of dengue across the country, according to the DGHS. Dhaka division, including the two city corporations, accounted for the highest number of deaths, with 132.

Khulna division recorded 60 deaths, while Barishal and Chattogram divisions reported 25 each. Mymensingh recorded 23 deaths, Rajshahi 21, Rangpur six and Sylhet three.

The death toll has risen sharply in recent months. Dengue claimed 43 lives in August, followed by 148 deaths in September. In the first nine days of October alone, the disease killed another 50 people.

The latest figures highlight the continuing dengue burden across Bangladesh as hospital admissions remain high.