17 deaths reported in 24 hrs as Dengue, Measles toll mounts

Bangladesh recorded 17 deaths from viral outbreaks in a single day, with 11 people dying of Dengue and six others succumbing to measles symptoms in the 24 hours leading up to Tuesday (October 27) morning.

According to daily press bulletins released by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), the fresh casualties brought the total national Dengue death toll this year to 400, while combined fatalities from confirmed measles and measles-like symptoms reached 1,239.

During the 24-hour period, 2,071 new Dengue patients were admitted to hospitals nationwide. The total number of hospitalised Dengue cases this year has now reached 1,28,237, of whom 1,21,422 patients have been discharged after recovery.

October alone accounted for 155 Dengue deaths, making it the deadliest month of the year, following 148 deaths in September, 43 in August, 36 in July, 13 in June, one in May, and two each in January and February.

Among the newly admitted patients, Dhaka Division recorded the highest number with 899 admissions, followed by Khulna with 250, Chittagong with 241, Rajshahi with 229, Barishal with 217, Rangpur with 112, and Mymensingh with 97.

In the same 24-hour period, six patients died with measles symptoms—two each in Chittagong and Khulna divisions—while 1,295 new patients were admitted to hospitals across the country with confirmed or suspected measles symptoms.

Dhaka Division reported the highest number of new hospitalizations with 567 cases, followed by Chittagong with 248, Barishal with 116, Sylhet with 108, Khulna with 96, Mymensingh with 83, Rajshahi with 41, and Rangpur with 36.

DGHS data shows that 1,99,227 patients with measles symptoms have been admitted to hospitals nationwide since March 15, with 1,91,090 having discharged following treatment.

A total of 2,23,784 suspected measles cases have been logged since mid-March, of which 23,541 have been laboratory-confirmed. The overall death toll includes 104 confirmed measles deaths and 1,135 deaths from measles-like symptoms.

-EM