Dengue turns deadlier in October: 27 lives lost in three days

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Dengue has taken a turn for the worse in October after claiming 148 lives in September. Over the last 24 hours, eight more people died from the Aedes mosquito-borne disease, taking the total death toll to 27 in just the past three days (72 hours).

The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) revealed the latest figures in its daily dengue bulletin on Wednesday (October 7).

According to DGHS data, 1,860 dengue patients were admitted to various hospitals across the country in the 24 hours starting Tuesday morning. The highest number of admissions was recorded in the Dhaka division with 730 patients. Among other regions, Khulna reported 376 admissions, Chittagong 216, Barisal 200, Rajshahi 176, Mymensingh 110, and Rangpur 38.

The country recorded its highest single-day death toll of the year on Tuesday, with 10 fatalities. The previous day saw nine deaths. With these numbers, the dengue death toll for the first six days of October has reached 44.

So far this year, dengue has claimed 289 lives nationwide. September recorded the highest monthly casualties at 148, followed by 44 deaths in the first six days of October, 43 in August, 36 in July, 13 in June, one in May, and two each in January and February. A total of 92,216 people have been hospitalized with dengue during this period.