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DHAKA, Jan 8, 2026 (BSS) – A total of 35 people were hospitalized with dengue across the country in the last 24 hours, while no death from the mosquito-borne disease was reported during the period.
The information was disclosed in a dengue bulletin issued today by the Health Emergency Operation Centre and Control Room of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
According to the bulletin, among the newly hospitalized patients, nine were admitted in Barishal Division (outside city corporation areas), four in Chattogram Division (outside city corporation areas), one in Dhaka Division (outside city corporation areas), six in Dhaka North City Corporation, seven in Dhaka South City Corporation, five in Khulna Division (outside city corporation areas), one in Mymensingh Division (outside city corporation areas) and two in Rajshahi Division (outside city corporation areas).
During the same period, 71 dengue patients were discharged from hospitals. With this, a total of 257 patients have been released from hospitals so far this year.
From January 1 to January 8, 2026, a total of 465 dengue cases were recorded across the country, of which 57.1 percent were male and 42.9 percent were female.
Meanwhile, from January 1 to December 31, 2025, a total of 1,02,861 dengue cases were reported in the country, with 413 deaths.