Dengue claims six more lives in 24 hours

Six more deaths were reported from dengue in the past 24 hours till Sunday morning, raising the number of fatalities from the Aedes mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 348 this year.

In the 24-hour span, 2,088 more patients were hospitalised with viral fever, raising the total caseload to 112,400 in 2026.

Among the fatalities, which included two men and four women, two each were reported in Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) and Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC), and one each in Dhaka division and Sylhet division, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Of the latest cases, 199 patients were admitted to hospitals in Barishal division, 161 in Chattogram division, 595 in Dhaka division, 232 under DNCC, 231 under DSCC, 290 in Khulna division, 93 in Mymensingh division, 200 in Rajshahi division, 72 in Rangpur division, and 15 in Sylhet division.

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DGHS data shows that women account for 51.3% of fatalities and men 48.7% so far this year, while men account for 62.1% of infections and women 37.9%.

According to official data, Bangladesh recorded 102,861 dengue cases and 413 deaths from the mosquito-borne disease in 2025.

In 2024, the country reported 101,214 dengue infections and 575 deaths.

The previous year (2023) saw the country’s worst outbreak on record, with 1,705 deaths and 321,179 hospitalisations.