55 dengue deaths recorded in the first 10 days of November
Graphics: Agamir Somoy
Dengue fatalities continue to rise, with 8 more deaths reported due to the mosquito borne disease in the last 24 hours.
With this, the death toll has reached 55 in the first 10 days of November. From November 1 to 10, the daily fatalities recorded were 8, 6, 6, 6, 7, 3, 3, 3, 5, and 8, respectively.
According to a dengue press release issued by the Health Emergency Operation Center and Control Room of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), 1,595 patients were admitted to various hospitals across the country over the last 24 hours. Among the 8 patients who died in the past 24 hours, 7 were from the Dhaka Division (excluding the City Corporations) and 1 was from the Khulna Division.
The release further noted that among the 1,595 newly hospitalized patients in the last 24 hours, 196 were admitted in Dhaka Division (excluding City Corporations), 73 in Mymensingh Division, 206 in Chittagong Division, 220 in Khulna Division, 229 in Rajshahi Division, 71 in Rangpur Division, 211 in Barisal Division, and 20 in Sylhet Division.
Meanwhile, 367 dengue patients within the Dhaka Metropolitan area received treatment in various public and private hospitals over the same 24-hour period.
According to DGHS data, a total of 153,768 dengue patients have been hospitalized nationwide from January 1 to November 10 of this year. Among them, 147,158 patients have been discharged following treatment.
The total death toll from dengue this year has reached 474. Currently, a total of 6,136 dengue patients are undergoing treatment in hospitals across the country.
Last year, from January 1 to December 31, 2025, a total of 102,861 patients were hospitalized with dengue nationwide, and 413 people lost their lives.
