A total of 1,898 new dengue patients were hospitalised across the country in the last 24 hours.
TBS Report
24 October, 2026, 04:05 pm
Last modified: 24 October, 2026, 04:09 pm
The health directorate has recorded five more deaths from dengue across the country in the 24 hours preceding 8am today (24 October), taking this year's death toll to 376.
According to the daily update of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), 1,898 dengue patients were admitted to hospitals across the country during the same period.
Two of the deceased were from Chattogram division, while one each was from Dhaka South City Corporation, Khulna division and Rajshahi division.
Meanwhile, 1,725 dengue patients were discharged from hospitals in the 24 hours preceding 8am today, taking the total number of recoveries this year to 115,132.
The cumulative number of dengue cases reported across the country has reached 121,699.
In September, 148 people died from dengue, the highest monthly death toll recorded so far this year.
From January to May, dengue claimed five lives in total, followed by 13 deaths in June, 36 in July and 43 in August.