Six more die of dengue, October death toll reaches 103

Dengue deaths continue to rise in Bangladesh, with six more people dying from the mosquito-borne disease in the past 24 hours. The latest fatalities bring the death toll for the first 18 days of October to 103. During the same period, 2,088 people were admitted to hospitals with dengue.

The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) reported the figures in its latest dengue update on Sunday (October 18), covering the 24 hours from 8am on Saturday to 8am on Sunday.

According to the DGHS, of the six people who died, one was being treated at a hospital outside Dhaka, two at hospitals in Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC), two in Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) and one in Sylhet.

Two people died of dengue in January this year and another two in February. One death was recorded in May, followed by 13 in June, 36 in July, 43 in August, 148 in September and 103 so far in October. The total number of dengue deaths this year has now reached 348.

Of the 2,088 patients admitted to hospitals in the past 24 hours, 232 were in the DNCC area and 231 in the DSCC area. Another 595 patients were admitted to hospitals outside the two Dhaka city corporation areas.

Among divisions outside Dhaka, Khulna recorded the highest number of admissions, with 290 patients. A further 200 were admitted in Rajshahi, 199 in Barishal, 161 in Chattogram, 93 in Mymensingh, 15 in Sylhet and seven in Rangpur.

According to the DGHS, a total of 112,400 people have been hospitalised with dengue since January 1 this year. Of them, 106,026 have recovered and been discharged from hospital.