Three more people died of dengue in the 24 hours till Saturday morning, raising this year’s official death toll from the mosquito-borne disease to 73, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

The latest fatalities were reported from the Chattogram Division (outside City Corporation) and Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC), the DGHS said.

During the same period, 331 new dengue patients were hospitalised across the country, bringing the total number of cases in 2025 to 19,120.

The division-wise breakdown of new cases is as follows: 132 in Barishal (outside City Corporation), 73 in Dhaka Division (outside City Corporation), 30 in Chattogram (outside City Corporation), 28 in Dhaka North City Corporation, 47 in Dhaka South City Corporation, 18 in Khulna (outside City Corporation), and 3 in Mymensingh (outside City Corporation).

While this year’s figures are concerning, they remain lower than those recorded in 2023, when the country experienced a severe outbreak with 575 dengue-related deaths and over 101,000 infections, according to DGHS data.

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