Dengue claims six more lives in 24 hours

Six more deaths were reported from dengue in the past 24 hours till Saturday morning, raising the number of fatalities from the Aedes mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 377 this year.

In the 24-hour span, 1,898 more patients were hospitalised with viral fever, raising the total caseload to 121,699 in 2026.

Among the fatalities, which included two men and four women, two were reported in Chattogram division, and one each in Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC), Khulna division, Mymensingh division and Rajshahi division, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Of the latest cases, 252 patients were admitted to hospitals in Barishal division, 232 in Chattogram division, 281 in Dhaka division, 159 under Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC), 341 under DSCC, 359 in Khulna division, 75 in Mymensingh division, 141 in Rajshahi division, 51 in Rangpur division, and seven in Sylhet division.

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DGHS data shows that women account for 53% of fatalities and men 47% so far this year, while men account for 62.1% of infections and women 37.9%.

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.