The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) has reported that 19 people have been hospitalised with dengue across the country in the past 24 hours.
No deaths have been reported during this time,” the DGHS said today (January 22) in Dhaka.
Six of the newly admitted patients are from Barishal Division outside city corporation areas, and another six are from Chattogram Division outside city corporation areas. Three patients are from Dhaka North City Corporation, three from Dhaka South City Corporation, and one from Khulna Division outside city corporation areas.
During the same period, 34 dengue patients were discharged from hospitals. This brings the total number of people released this year to 733.
So far in 2026, a total of 893 people have been infected with dengue. Of them, 62.7 percent are males and 37.3 percent are females. Two deaths have been reported from dengue this year.
The DGHS data also show that dengue remained a major public health concern in recent years. In 2025, 102,861 people were infected with dengue and 413 people died from the disease. In 2024, the number of infections stood at 101,214, with 575 deaths reported.
