The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) has reported six deaths and the hospitalization of 1,593 people due to dengue across the country in the last 24 hours.

According to government figures, the total death toll from dengue this year has reached 184. Of these, 87 people died in September, marking the highest monthly death toll so far this year.

A DGHS bulletin on Sunday stated that in the 24 hours leading up to 8:00 AM Saturday, 171 patients were admitted to hospitals in the Dhaka North City Corporation area, while 132 were admitted in the South City area. Outside the two city corporation areas, 384 patients were admitted to other hospitals within the Dhaka division.

Admissions in other divisions included 154 in Barishal, 167 in Chattogram, 292 in Khulna, 82 in Mymensingh, 137 in Rajshahi, 65 in Rangpur, and 9 in Sylhet.

According to the bulletin, 1,587 patients were discharged from hospitals after receiving treatment for dengue in the last 24 hours.

So far this year, 61,972 people have been hospitalized with dengue, and 57,610 of them have been discharged.

The DGHS has been maintaining records of dengue hospitalizations and deaths since 2000. The highest number of hospitalizations—321,179—occurred in 2023, which also saw the highest death toll of 1,705.

Last year, over 400 people died from dengue, and the number of detected cases was approximately 102,000.