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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Health
Ruma Paul

Warning as Bangladesh sees worst single-day surge in dengue cases and deaths this year

Dengue patients along with their family members are pictured at a hospital in Barguna in southern Bangladesh on 22 June 2025 - (AFP via Getty Images)

Dengue infections are rapidly climbing across Bangladesh, with health officials reporting the year's biggest single-day rise in both deaths and hospital admissions.

On Sunday, the Directorate General of Health Services confirmed 12 deaths and 740 new hospitalisations in the past 24 hours from the mosquito-borne disease, bringing the year's nationwide death toll to at least 179, with nearly 42,000 infections.

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