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Dengue claims 174 lives in October
Daily Sun Report, Dhaka
Published: 01 Nov 2026, 05:41 PM
Photo: Collected
The year’s total
death toll has hit 427 with infections and deaths surging significantly since
September.
October is now the deadliest month for dengue patients this year, followed by September with 148 deaths, and August with 43 deaths.
During 8am
Saturday-8am Sunday, 1,929 people were hospitalised with dengue. Dhaka division
reported the highest hospitalisations with 831 new patients followed by Khulna division
with 259 patients, Chattogram division with 257 patients, Barishal division with
229 patients, Rajshahi division with 185 patients, Mymensingh division with 92
patients, Rangpur division with 73 patients and Sylhet division with 19
patients.
Since 1
January, the year’s total caseload has risen to 1,36,929. Among the patients,
1,30,388 have returned home following recovery.