At least 52 dengue patients died in the first 13 days of September, the highest monthly toll recorded so far this year, raising fresh concerns over the worsening dengue situation in the country.

9 dead, 1,571 hospitalised in 24 hours

Dhaka Medical College Hospital is receiving a large number of dengue patients from across Bangladesh, many of whom arrive with severe complications that increase their risk of death, doctors and public health experts have said.

Dhaka division has emerged as the country’s dengue hotspot, recording 6,871 cases, including 4,404 infections in Dhaka city alone this year.

The DGHS survey in Chattogram must inspire urgent nationwide action

Among the deaths, 10 were in Dhaka

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At least 32 dengue patients were hospitalised across the country in 24 hours till 8:00 am today (June 26, 2022), according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

At least 35 new dengue patients were hospitalised across the country in 24 hours till 8:00 am today (June 25, 2022).

At least 29 dengue patients were hospitalised in hospitals across the country over 24 hours till 8am today, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

No new dengue patients were admitted to any hospital across the country during the last 24 hours, for the first time in the last nine months, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said today.

A dengue patient dies at a private hospital in Chattogram.

A dengue patient dies at a hospital in Dinajpur town.

A dengue patient dies at Khulna Medical College Hospital.

Two dengue patients die in Dhaka and Khulna. Of the deceased, Nasima Akter, 48, a resident of the capital’s Shewrapara area, died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital around 9:30am.