Dengue: One dies, 114 hospitalised

One person has died of dengue while 114 new patients have been hospitalised with the Aedes mosquito-borne disease across over the past 24 hours.

With this, the death tally from the mosquito-borne disease this year has climbed to 61, and the number of hospitalised patients has reached 16,395.

The Directorate General of Health Services said on Friday that the deceased was undergoing treatment at a hospital in the Dhaka South City Corporation, bdnews24 reports.

In addition, 31 were hospitalised in the Dhaka Division, 29 in Dhaka city, 43 in Chattogram, 10 in Barishal, and one in Mymensingh. This year, the highest number of dengue deaths was in June, with 19 deaths reported. Before that, 10 people died in January, three in February, seven in April, and three in May, and 19 people died until Jul 18.

Month-wise, the highest number of dengue patients, 6,099, were admitted up to Jul 18. Earlier, 5,951 people were hospitalised in June.

A total of 1,161 people were admitted to the hospital in January, 374 in February, 336 in March, 701 in April and 1,773 in May with dengue.

The directorate says 1,217 people are currently undergoing treatment in hospitals across the country due to the Aedes mosquito-borne disease.

Of these, 330 are admitted to different hospitals in Dhaka, and 887 are admitted to hospitals outside Dhaka.

In 2024, a total of 101,214 patients were hospitalised due to dengue nationwide, with 575 fatalities reported.

This marks the third-highest number of hospitalisations due to dengue in the country's history, while the death toll ranks as the second-highest.