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Dengue-related deaths in Bangladesh have risen to 303 since January, after four more fatalities were reported on Sunday, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
Nearly 2,200 people were newly hospitalized, bringing the total number of dengue cases to 99,275. Of those hospitalized, 92,803 have recovered and been discharged.
October has seen 58 dengue deaths so far, while 148 were recorded in September.
Bangladesh’s dengue season typically runs from June to September. Infections and deaths have risen sharply compared with the corresponding period last year, when authorities recorded 53,606 cases and 225 deaths, DGHS data showed.
Dengue is transmitted through the bites of infected mosquitoes, and there is no specific treatment for the viral infection. Bangladesh recorded its highest annual dengue death toll in 2022, when 281 people died.
Authorities also reported seven additional deaths involving measles-like symptoms and more than 1,200 new infections. Deaths linked to measles infections have reached 1,162 since mid-March, including 104 confirmed measles deaths.
Symptomatic measles cases have reached 205,028, while 22,421 cases have been confirmed. The Health Ministry has immunized about 20 million children in response to the outbreak, alongside routine vaccinations and a catch-up campaign launched in late September.
