The latest figures bring the country's dengue death toll to 321 this year.
TBS Report
14 October, 2026, 04:20 pm
Last modified: 14 October, 2026, 04:22 pm
Five more people died of dengue, and 1,920 were hospitalised with the mosquito-borne disease across the country in the 24 hours until today (14 October).
The latest figures bring the country's dengue death toll to 321 this year, according to the daily update issued by the Health Emergency Operation Centre and Control Room of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
Of the five deaths, two were reported in Chattogram division, while Dhaka South City Corporation, Mymensingh and Rajshahi division recorded one death each.
In September, 148 people died from dengue, the highest monthly death toll recorded so far this year.
Dengue claimed five lives in total from January to May, followed by 13 in June, 36 in July and 43 in August.
Meanwhile, 1,905 dengue patients were discharged from hospitals during the 24-hour period, taking the total number of recoveries this year to 99,201.
The cumulative number of dengue cases reported across the country has reached 1,05,316, according to DGHS data.