Dengue claims six more lives in 24 hours

Six more deaths were reported from dengue in the past 24 hours till Tuesday morning, raising the number of fatalities from the Aedes mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 439 this year.

In the 24-hour span, 2,010 more patients were hospitalised with viral fever, raising the total caseload to 140,909 in 2026, according to the daily update from the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

According to official data, Bangladesh recorded 102,861 dengue cases and 413 deaths from the mosquito-borne disease in 2025.

In 2024, the country reported 101,214 dengue infections and 575 deaths.

The previous year (2023) saw the country’s worst outbreak on record, with 1,705 deaths and 321,179 hospitalisations.