Bangladesh's dengue death toll has reached near the 300 mark, with four new fatalities recorded in the last 24 hours, taking the nationwide total to 299 for the current year.
According to the daily bulletin released on Saturday (October 10, 2026) by the Health Emergency Operation Center and Control Room under the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), 1,631 new patients were hospitalized across the country during the same period.
This brings the overall number of dengue admissions this year to 97,082. The latest victims include two men and two women. Demographic data from DGHS indicates that women account for 51.9% of total deaths, while men account for 48.1%. Following a sharp surge beginning in July (36 deaths) and August (43 deaths), mortality peaked in September with 148 fatalities, while October has already recorded 54 deaths within its first ten days. Health officials continue to urge citizens to eliminate stagnant water pockets to prevent Aedes mosquito breeding.
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