At least seven more people have died of dengue fever in Bangladesh during the 24 hours ending at 8:00 AM on Saturday (October 17, 2026), while 1,872 new patients were admitted to hospitals across the country.
According to the daily press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), the nationwide death toll from the mosquito-borne virus has reached 342. October alone has registered 97 deaths in its first 16 days, following a peak of 148 fatalities in September, 43 in August, 36 in July, 13 in June, one in May, and two each in January and February.
With the latest admissions, the total number of hospitalized dengue patients this year stands at 110,312. Meanwhile, 1,991 patients were successfully discharged from hospitals over the past 24 hours, taking total recoveries to 104,491. Regionally, Dhaka Division (including DNCC, DSCC, and district hospitals) recorded the highest single-day hospitalization count at 865, followed by Chattogram (260), Khulna (233), Barishal (190), Rajshahi (173), Mymensingh (67), and Rangpur (59).
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