Health Desk:

Five more deaths were reported from dengue in the past 24 hours till Wednesday morning, raising the number of fatalities from the Aedes mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 107 this year.

In the 24-hour span, 1,110 more patients were hospitalised with viral fever, raising the total caseload to 38,280 in 2026.

Among the fatalities, which included four men and one woman, two each were reported in Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) and Mymensingh division and one in Barishal division, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Of the latest cases, 110 patients were admitted to hospitals in Barishal division, 175 in Chattogram division, 171 in Dhaka division, 135 under Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC), 134 under DSCC, 190 in Khulna division, 65 in Mymensingh division, 91 in Rajshahi division, 32 in Rangpur division, and seven in Sylhet division.

DGHS data shows that men account for 62.1% of infections so far this year, while women represent 37.9%.

Currently, 2,740 patients are receiving treatment in hospitals across the country.

According to official data, Bangladesh recorded 102,861 dengue cases and 413 deaths from the mosquito-borne disease in 2025.

In 2024, the country reported 101,214 dengue infections and 575 deaths.

The previous year (2023) saw the country’s worst outbreak on record, with 1,705 deaths and 321,179 hospitalisations.