Seven more people died of dengue in the past 24 hours till Thursday morning, raising this year鈥檚 total deaths from the mosquito-borne disease in the country to 482.
Of the deaths, five were reported in the Dhaka division, including two in the Dhaka North City Corporation, one in the Dhaka South City Corporation, and one each in Khulna and Barishal divisions, said a Directorate General of Health Services press release on Thursday.
During this period, 837 people with dengue were admitted to different hospitals across the country.聽
Of them, 171 dengue patients were admitted to hospitals under the DNCC while 115 were hospitalised in the DSCC area.
A total of 90,440 dengue hospitalisations have been reported since January 1. Dengue hospitalisations of males are higher than females, with 57,162 hospitalisations reported.
Of the hospitalisations this year, 1,055 were reported in January, 339 in February, 311 in March, 504 in April, 644 in May, 798 in June, 2,669 in July, 6,521 in August, 18,097 in September and 30, 879 in October.
This year, 14 dengue patients died in January, three in February, five in March, two in April, two in May, eight in June, 12 in July, 27 in August, 80 in September, and 134 in October. The death rate of dengue among females is higher, with 248 deaths reported.聽 聽聽聽
Dengue killed 1,705 people and sent 3,21,179 others to hospitals in 2023, making it the deadliest year on record, with 853 deaths and 2,44,246 hospitalisations between 2000 and 2022, the DGHS data show.
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.