bdnews24.com reported on 5 October 2026, citing the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), that in the 24 hours from 8am Sunday to 8am Monday nine more people died of dengue and 1,902 were admitted to hospital. This year 271 people have died and 88,360 have been hospitalised.
Main points
- Admissions in the 24 hours: Dhaka North 206, Dhaka South 223, elsewhere in Dhaka Division 401; Barishal 216, Chattogram 272, Khulna 306, Mymensingh 98, Rajshahi 105, Rangpur 66, Sylhet 9.
- In the same 24 hours 1,988 patients were discharged; 82,335 have been discharged this year.
- September 2026 had the highest monthly admissions of the year: 43,774, with 148 deaths.
- For comparison, the article says 2023 was the worst year since DGHS began tracking in 2000, with 321,179 admissions and 1,705 deaths; last year more than 400 people died and around 102,000 cases were recorded.
VPMA’s note
Hospital figures from Bangladesh’s official count. Members can follow the regional picture; do not use these numbers to describe Vietnam.
- Source
- bdnews24.com
- Published
- 5 October 2026
- Section
- International news
- Data source
- DGHS Bangladesh
Editorial note: This is a short summary and comment by VPMA, not a full copy. The original text and copyright belong to the source cited. Picture: archive photo with the bdnews24.com article (dengue patients under mosquito nets in hospital).
Source: bdnews24.com (summarised in English by VPMA). Read the Vietnamese page.