Bangladesh records three dengue deaths, 857 hospitalisations in a day

Bangladesh has reported three dengue-related deaths in the past 24 hours, bringing this year’s total toll to 233. According to Monday’s bulletin from the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), 857 new patients were hospitalised due to the Aedes mosquito-borne disease in the past day, taking the total number of admissions this year to 55,416. The DGHS also reported the dead included a man aged 60, a woman aged 40, and a 7-year-old girl. They were receiving treatment at Dhaka Medical College Hospital, Mugda Medical College Hospital, and the DNCC Dedicated COVID Hospital. September recorded the highest monthly admissions this year, with 15,866 patients, including 76 deaths. Between Oct 1-13, as many as 8,074 patients were admitted, and 35 deaths...