Published: 12:12 AM, 25 October 2026
Dengue claims six more lives
Six more people died of dengue and 1,898 new patients were hospitalised across the country in 24 hours until 8:00am on Saturday.
With the latest fatalities, the dengue death toll has risen to 377 in the country this year, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), UNB reports. Among the deaths, two were reported in Chattogram division and one each in Dhaka South City Corporation, Khulna, Mymensingh and Rajshahi divisions, it said.
Since January 1 this year, a total of 121,699 dengue patients were admitted to hospitals across the country. Of them, 115,132 have recovered.
