Bangladesh’s dengue caseload crossed 100,000 this year, reaching 101,442, as four more people died and 2,167 patients were admitted to hospitals in the 24 hours to 12 October, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
All four deaths reported during the period occurred in Dhaka South City Corporation, according to a press release issued on Monday (12 October) by the DGHS Health Emergency Operation Centre and Control Room.
The latest fatalities have taken the country’s dengue death toll to 307 this year.
September recorded the highest monthly death toll so far this year, with 148 fatalities. Dengue claimed five lives in total from January to May, followed by 13 deaths in June, 36 in July and 43 in August.
Meanwhile, 2,428 patients recovered and were discharged from hospitals in the latest 24-hour period, taking the total number of recoveries this year to 95,333.
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