5 die from dengue in 24 hrs

Five people have died from dengue across the country in the last 24 hours, bringing the total death toll to 176. 

Additionally, 1,484 people were hospitalised with dengue during this period.

These figures were released on Thursday in the Directorate General of Health Services' (DGHS) regular report on dengue.

The DGHS reported that four people died from dengue in the Dhaka North City Corporation area alone over the past day. 

Meanwhile, one more person died from the disease in the Rangpur division. Khulna division recorded the highest number of hospital admissions (252 patients) in the last 24 hours.

During this period, hospital admissions included 227 people in Dhaka South City Corporation, 211 in Barishal division, 207 in Dhaka North City Corporation, 192 in Chattogram division, 190 in Dhaka division, 102 in Rajshahi division, 64 in Mymensingh division, 35 in Rangpur division, and four in Sylhet division.

According to DGHS data, 36 people died from dengue in the country in July, 43 in August, and 79 in the first 17 days of September. 

In total, 176 people have died from dengue between January 1 and September 17 of this year.

Of these, 84 people died in the Dhaka division alone (including the two city corporations). During this period, deaths also occurred in other divisions: 32 in Khulna, 18 in Mymensingh, 16 in Chattogram, 13 in Barishal, eight in Rajshahi, four in Rangpur, and one in Sylhet.