5 die of dengue in 24 hours
Death toll from the disease rises to 102 this year
File Photo: Rajib Dhar/TBS
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File Photo: Rajib Dhar/TBS
At least five dengue patients died and 534 others were hospitalised across Bangladesh in 24 hours till this morning, raising this year’s death toll from the disease to 102 this year.
Of the dead, two died in Chattogram, one each in Dhaka South and North City corporation areas, and in Khulna, according to the Directorate General of Health Services data.
The deceased are aged 16 to 50 and three of them are women.
The DGHS also says both the number of deaths and hospitalisation are increasing. The hospitalisation due to the mosquito-borne viral disease reached 16,819 since 1 January 2024.
Last year, a total of 1,705 people lost their lives due to dengue, making it the deadliest year on record. The DGHS recorded 321,179 dengue cases and 3,18,749 recoveries last year.
A dengue outbreak was first officially reported in the country in 2000 when 93 people died and 5,551 patients were hospitalised, according to the DGHS data.
