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The number of dengue cases in Bangladesh has crossed 100,000 this year, with four more deaths and 2,167 new hospitalisations reported in the 24 hours to Monday morning.
A total of 101,442 people have been hospitalised with dengue since the beginning of the year, while the mosquito-borne disease has claimed 307 lives, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
In its bulletin issued on Monday (October 12), the DGHS said the four deaths were recorded between 8:00 am Sunday and 8:00 am Monday.
Of the newly hospitalised patients, 871 were reported in Dhaka division, 102 in Mymensingh, 287 in Chattogram, 298 in Khulna, 253 in Rajshahi, 92 in Rangpur, 243 in Barishal and 21 in Sylhet.
According to the DGHS, 95,331 dengue patients have recovered and been discharged from hospitals since the beginning of the year.
Currently, 5,804 patients are receiving treatment at hospitals across the country.
The latest figures highlight the continuing dengue burden on the country’s healthcare system as infections and deaths persist.