Published: 11:18 PM, 28 August 2026
Dengue gets indomitable with 342 new admissions in a day
The number of dengue patients is on the rise recently. According to the DGHS, as many as 88 people have died of dengue so far this year. The photo was taken from Mugda Medical College & Hospital in the capital on Friday. -Mostafizur Rahman, AA
Bangladesh has logged 342 new dengue hospitalizations in the past 24 hours till 8am on Friday, taking the tally of admitted patients to 2,268.
No deaths have been reported during the period, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) bulletin issued yesterday.
The DGHS said 88 people have died of dengue so far this year, including 34 in August alone.
Dhaka North City Corporation hospitals admitted 72 patients, while 43 were admitted under Dhaka South.
By division, Barishal recorded 63 admissions, Chattogram 93, Mymensingh 48 and Rangpur 23.
Meanwhile, 345 patients were discharged in the same 24-hour window.
The DGHS said 32,590 people have been hospitalised with the mosquito-borne disease since Jan 1 this year, of whom 30,422 have recovered.
The health directorate has tracked dengue cases since 2000.
The worst year on record was 2023, when 321,179 people were hospitalised and 1,705 died, the highest annual toll to date. Last year, dengue killed more than 400 people, with around 102,000 cases recorded.
Dengue (break-bone fever) is a viral infection that is spread from mosquitoes to people. It is more common in tropical and subtropical than in temperate climates.
Most people who get dengue do not have symptoms. For those who do, the most common symptoms are high fever, headache, body aches, nausea and rash. Most get better in 1-2 weeks. Some develop severe dengue and need care in a hospital.
In severe cases, dengue can be fatal.
You can lower your risk of dengue by avoiding mosquito bites, especially during the day.
Dengue is treated through pain management as there is no specific treatment currently.
