Published: 11:45 PM, 31 August 2026
Dengue situation worsens; year's death toll nears 100
The dengue situation in Bangladesh has worsened as four people died and 1,163 were hospitalized-- the highest single-day hospitalisation figure recorded this year-- due to the fever across the country in the 24 hours until 8:00am on Monday.
With the latest fatalities, the dengue death toll has reached 97 in the country this year, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
It also cited the previous highest daily admission figure from the Aedes mosquito-borne disease at 1,097.
The new deaths were reported in Dhaka South City Corporation and Dhaka North City Corporation, and Mymensingh division, it said.
The highest number of dengue deaths in a single month has been recorded in August, with 43 fatalities. In July, 36 people died of the disease.
Of the latest hospital admissions, 182 were reported in Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) and 123 in Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC). Another 159 patients were admitted to hospitals elsewhere in Dhaka Division.
Outside Dhaka, 132 patients were admitted in the Barishal Division, 120 in Chattogram, 283 in Khulna, 69 in Mymensingh, 87 in Rajshahi, seven in Rangpur, and one in Sylhet. A total of 1,117 patients were discharged from hospitals in the past 24 hours.
A total of 20,536 dengue patients have been admitted to hospitals this month, more than double of July's 9,206.
