Dengue kills one more, October toll hits 174

Another person has died of dengue in the country in the past 24 hours, while 1,633 new patients have been hospitalised.

According to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) on Saturday (October 31), the death toll from dengue this year has reached 419, including 174 deaths in October, the highest monthly toll so far.

The country recorded 148 dengue deaths in September, 43 in August and 36 in July.

Of the newly hospitalised patients, 385 were admitted in Dhaka city, 281 in Chattogram, 234 in Barishal, 228 in Khulna, 219 in other districts of Dhaka division, 149 in Rajshahi, 70 in Mymensingh and 67 in Rangpur.

So far, 135,000 dengue patients have been hospitalised this year. Of them, 128,335 have recovered and been discharged. Currently, 6,236 patients are receiving treatment at hospitals across the country.

-AJM