Mosquito-borne dengue fever has claimed five more lives in Bangladesh while 1,920 new patients were admitted to hospitals across the country in the last 24 hours ending Wednesday morning (October 14, 2026).
According to the regular epidemiological bulletin released by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) on Wednesday, the latest casualties bring the nationwide death toll from dengue to 321 since January 1, 2026. Of the five latest fatalities, two were recorded in Chattogram division (outside city corporations), one in Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC), one in Mymensingh division (outside city corporation), and one in Rajshahi division (outside city corporation).
In terms of regional hospitalizations, Dhaka division (excluding city corporations) recorded the highest single-day influx with 413 new admissions. High admission rates were also reported in Chattogram division (256), Khulna division (254), DSCC (241), Barishal division (215), DNCC (170), Rajshahi division (170), Mymensingh division (114), Rangpur division (70), and Sylhet division (17). Cumulatively, Dhaka division (including both city corporations) accounts for the highest death toll with 143 fatalities, followed by Khulna (65), Chattogram (30), Barishal (26), Mymensingh (25), Rajshahi (23), Rangpur (6), and Sylhet (3).
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