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Six die of dengue, 1,898 hospitalised in 24 hours

Published : Saturday, 24 October, 2026 at 4:27 PM

Observer Online Report

Six more people have died of dengue and 1,898 have been hospitalised with the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours.

The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) released the figures in its regular dengue bulletin on Saturday.

According to the DGHS, the death toll from dengue has reached 377 this year, including 132 deaths in October alone. September recorded the highest monthly toll, with 148 deaths, followed by 43 in August, 36 in July, 13 in June, one in May and two each in January and February.

The bulletin said 1,898 dengue patients were admitted to hospitals across the country between 8:00 AM on Friday and 8:00 AM on Saturday, taking the total number of hospitalisations this year to 121,699.

During the same period, 1,725 patients recovered and were discharged. A total of 115,132 patients have recovered and returned home so far this year.

Dhaka division recorded the highest number of new admissions at 781, followed by Chattogram with 232, Khulna with 159, Barishal with 152, Rajshahi with 141, Mymensingh with 75 and Rangpur with 51.

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