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Dengue update reports seven deaths and 1,872 hospital admissions

Bangladesh’s latest daily dengue update, published on Saturday, reported seven deaths and 1,872 hospital admissions. The Directorate General of Health Services put the year’s death toll at 342 and cumulative admissions at 110,312. Three of the

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From 18 October 2026 — Daily Brief

Bangladesh’s latest daily dengue update, published on Saturday, reported seven deaths and 1,872 hospital admissions. The Directorate General of Health Services put the year’s death toll at 342 and cumulative admissions at 110,312.

Three of the deaths were recorded in Dhaka city, three in other parts of Dhaka division and one in Mymensingh division. Within the capital, two were in Dhaka North City Corporation and one in Dhaka South.

The same update reported 1,991 discharges, bringing cumulative recoveries to 104,199. Some 5,771 dengue patients remained in hospitals around the country.

Admissions and discharges describe movement through the hospital reporting system. The cumulative admission count is not the number currently occupying beds, and the daily figures do not capture every infection treated outside hospital.

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