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Dengue continues to take a toll in Bangladesh, with six more deaths and 1,886 new hospital admissions reported in the past 24 hours.
The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) disclosed the figures in a report released by its Health Emergency Operation Centre and Control Room on Thursday (October 29).
Dhaka division recorded the highest number of new admissions, with 755 patients. Chattogram division reported 272 cases, followed by Khulna with 264, Barishal with 229, Rajshahi with 188, Mymensingh with 89, Rangpur with 78 and Sylhet with 11.
According to DGHS data, dengue has claimed 415 lives in the country as of October 29 this year. A total of 132,105 patients have been hospitalised with the disease during the period.
Of them, 125,439 have recovered and been discharged from hospitals, while 6,251 patients are currently receiving treatment at hospitals across the country.
In 2025, Bangladesh recorded 102,861 dengue-related hospital admissions and 413 deaths.
In 2024, a total of 101,214 patients were hospitalised with dengue, while 575 people died from the disease.
The outbreak was more severe in 2023, when 321,179 patients were admitted to hospitals and 1,705 people died of dengue.
