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Bangladesh: hospital surveillance of dengue

This dossier follows official dengue hospital reports and their coverage limits.

Last updated : 2 key moments
Aedes aegypti mosquito, 2006 archive photograph.
Species illustration, unrelated to any specific outbreak site. James Gathany / CDC, public domain, 2006. — James Gathany / CDC / Wikimedia Commons — domaine public — 2006, sans modification.

Where things stand

The 3 November 2026 report records six deaths and 2,010 admissions over 24 hours. The reported annual death toll reaches 439.

Reported information

Bangladesh reports six more dengue deaths

Bangladesh’s health authorities reported six deaths and 2,010 new dengue hospital admissions on 3 November 2026 for the 24-hour period ending at 8am. The reported annual death toll stands at 439.

Aedes aegypti mosquito, 2006 archive photograph.
Species illustration, unrelated to any specific outbreak site. James Gathany / CDC, public domain, 2006. — James Gathany / CDC / Wikimedia Commons — domaine public — 2006, sans modification.

Five deaths were recorded in Dhaka division and one in Barishal, according to the Directorate General of Health Services. The report lists 5,876 patients still in hospital and 140,909 cumulative cases since the start of the year.

These figures describe official hospital surveillance. The English and Bengali accounts consulted draw on the same health report; they are not independent counts and do not measure all infections in the population.

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Reported information

Bangladesh authorities report five dengue deaths and 2,218 hospital admissions

Bangladesh’s Directorate General of Health Services reported five dengue deaths and 2,218 hospital admissions over the preceding 24 hours in its 26 October 2026 update.

Aedes aegypti mosquito, CDC photograph from 2006. Species illustration, unrelated to a specific outbreak site in Bangladesh.
Aedes aegypti mosquito, CDC photograph from 2006. Species illustration, unrelated to a specific outbreak site in Bangladesh. — James Gathany / CDC / Wikimedia Commons — domaine public — 2006, sans modification.

Official figures carried by several Bangladeshi newsrooms put the totals since January at 389 deaths and 126,166 hospital admissions. These numbers describe patients recorded in the hospital system, rather than all infections in the population.

The daily update covers the period ending on 26 October. The consulted reports rely on the same health authority communication; their agreement is not an independent count of cases.

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