Dengue fever has claimed 49 lives across Bangladesh in the first seven days of October alone, following five additional deaths and 1,935 new hospital admissions reported over the latest 24-hour period.
According to the daily dengue bulletin issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) on Thursday (October 8, 2026), the country's cumulative dengue mortality toll for 2026 has escalated to 294. This follows a deadly September that recorded 148 deaths, 43 in August, 36 in July, 13 in June, one in May, and two each in January and February.
DGHS data shows that between 8:00 AM Wednesday and 8:00 AM Thursday, 1,935 patients were admitted to various hospitals nationwide, raising the total number of hospitalizations this year to 94,151. Concurrently, 2,057 patients were discharged in the last 24 hours, bringing total recoveries to 88,208.
Regionally, Dhaka Division recorded the highest number of new admissions at 790, followed by Khulna (292), Chattogram (280), Rajshahi (206), Barishal (195), Mymensingh (93), and Rangpur (64). Public health officials continue to stress urgent vector control measures as hospital wards face increasing pressures.
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