Dhaka, Oct 19 (IANS) One person died due to dengue in Bangladesh in the 24 hours till Sunday morning, raising the total number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in 2025 to 245, local media reported on Sunday.

The new death has been reported in Barishal Division, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), the United News of Bangladesh reported. During this period, 950 more people were admitted to the hospital with viral fever, increasing the total number of cases in 2025 to 59,849.

Presently, 977 patients are undergoing treatment in Dhaka, while 2,793 are undergoing treatment at various hospitals in Bangladesh. According to the report, 61.3 per cent of the newly infected cases were men, while 38.7 per cent were women.

A total of 575 people died of dengue

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