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Dengue: Two more die, 190 hospitalised
Greenwatch Desk
Disease
2026-07-09, 6:56pm
Two dengue patients died and 190 others were hospitalised in Bangladesh in the 24 hours until 8:00am on Thursday.
With the latest fatality, the dengue death toll has risen to 24 this year, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
The new deaths were reported in the Dhaka North City Corporation and Khulna division, it said.
With the latest admissions, the total number of dengue cases reported in the country this year has reached 7,747.
In 2025, Bangladesh reported 102,861 dengue cases and 413 dengue-related deaths, reports UNB.