202 Hospitalised with Dengue in a Single Day

Khabor Wala Desk

Published: 16th August 2025, 1:08 PM

202 Hospitalised with Dengue in a Single Day

Within the past 24 hours, a total of 202 new patients have been admitted to hospitals across Bangladesh due to dengue fever. Encouragingly, no new deaths have been reported during this period.

Yearly Overview of Dengue Cases (Up to 16 August 2025)

Indicator	Number of Cases
Total hospitalisations	25,912
Total deaths	104
Patients currently admitted	1,238

The figures were released on Saturday (16 August) by the Health Emergency Operation Centre and Control Room of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Situation in August 2025

So far this month:

4,932 patients have been admitted with dengue
21 deaths have been recorded
Of the 1,238 patients currently under treatment:
- 412 are in Dhaka
- 826 are outside Dhaka in other divisions

Monthly Hospitalisations and Deaths in 2025

Month	Hospitalisations	Deaths
January	1,161	10
February	374	3
March	336	0
April	701	7
May	1,773	3
June	5,951	19
July	10,684	41
August (up to 16 Aug)	4,932	21

The data highlights that July 2025 saw the highest surge in cases, with over 10,000 admissions and 41 deaths, followed closely by June. The continuing high numbers in August point to an ongoing public health concern.