Six More Dengue Deaths in 24 Hours, 1,886 New Patients Hospitalised

Six more people have died of dengue, the Aedes mosquito-borne disease, in the country in the past 24 hours. This year's death toll from dengue has now reached 415.

The figures were released in a bulletin sent by the Directorate General of Health Services on Thursday (29 October).

In the same period, 1,886 new dengue patients were admitted to hospitals across the country. The total number of patients hospitalised with dengue this year has risen to 132,105.

According to the bulletin, Dhaka division accounted for the largest share of the past 24 hours’ admissions, with 755 patients.

The other divisions recorded 229 admissions in Barishal, 272 in Chattogram, 264 in Khulna, 89 in Mymensingh, 188 in Rajshahi, 11 in Sylhet and 78 in Rangpur.

The eight division figures add up to the total of 1,886 new patients in the past 24 hours, the largest portion of them in Dhaka division.