Bangladesh has recorded five deaths from dengue fever in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of fatalities this year to 110.A total of 311 new patients have also been admitted to hospitals with the Aedes mosquito-borne disease, raising the total number of hospitalisations this year to 27,782.According to the bulletin of the Directorate General of Health Services on Thursday, two of the dead were undergoing treatment at Dhaka's Mitford Hospital, two at Rajshahi Medical College Hospital, and one at Mugda Medical College Hospital.Three of them were children-one under the age of five and two under 15. The other two were aged between 21 and 25, and 31 and 35.Of the five dead, three were female and two were male.The highest number of dengue deaths this year, 41, was recorded in July. The DGHS reported 27 deaths this month until now.In addition, 19 people died in June, 10 in January, three in February, seven in April, and three in May.July saw the highest number of dengue hospitalisations this year, with 10,684 admissions. Another 6,802 patients were admitted this month.Moreover, 1,161 patients were admitted to the hospital in January, 374 in February, 336 in March, 701 in April, and 1,773 in May.Of the new patients admitted in the past 24 hours, 112 were from the two city corporations of Dhaka.Additionally, 42 patients were admitted in the Dhaka Division, two in Mymensingh, 37 in Chattogram, 15 in Khulna, 21 in Rajshahi, 82 in Barishal, and four in Sylhet.Currently, 1,293 patients are undergoing treatment in different hospitals nationwide with dengue.Of them, 440 are admitted to hospitals in Dhaka, and 853 are in hospitals outside Dhaka.Bangladesh saw 101,211 hospitalisations from dengue in 2024, with 575 deaths, which is the third-highest annual caseload and the second-highest death toll on record.�"bdnews24.com

Source: bd News24 August 21, 2025 20:12 UTC