Six More Dengue Deaths in 24 Hours as 1,970 New Patients Are Admitted to Hospitals

Six more people have died of dengue, the Aedes mosquito-borne disease, in the country in the past 24 hours. The deaths take this year's dengue death toll to 433.

The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) released the figures in a press release on Monday (2 November).

In the same period, 1,970 new dengue patients were admitted to hospitals across the country. That takes the number of dengue patients admitted to hospitals for treatment this year to 138,899.

According to the release, the largest share of the past 24 hours' admissions was in Dhaka Division, with 900 patients.

Khulna Division followed with 294 admissions, Chattogram Division with 252 and Barishal Division with 183 patients.

Rajshahi Division recorded 153 admissions in a day, Mymensingh Division 95 and Rangpur Division 71 patients.

Sylhet Division recorded 22 dengue admissions in the past 24 hours — the fewest among the eight divisions.

In all, dengue deaths this year have reached 433 and hospital admissions 138,899, according to the DGHS release.