Published: 02:27 AM, 25 November 2025
Dengue: 2 more die, 705 hospitalized in 24 hrs
Bangladesh reported two more deaths due to dengue fever, while 705 new patients admitted to hospitals with the disease in the past 24 hours till Monday morning. The total number of hospitalizations from the Aedes mosquito-borne illness this year has reached 90,969, with 21,107 patients admitted in November alone. According to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) bulletin on Monday, the two deaths occurred in the Dhaka and Sylhet divisions.
In the first 24 days of November, dengue has claimed 88 lives, the highest monthly death toll in 2025. Until now, 366 people have died from the fever this year.
October saw the second-highest monthly death toll, with 80 fatalities. Previously, 76 people died in September.
July logged 10,684 hospitalisations and 41 deaths, followed by August with 10,496 cases and 39 deaths.
No dengue deaths were reported in March. In contrast, 10 people died in January, three in February, seven in April, three in May, and 19 in June.
Monthly figures this year also include 1,161 admissions in January, 374 in February, 336 in March, 701 in April, 1,773 in May, and 5,951 in June, 15,866 in September and 22,520 in October.
