Dhaka, Oct. 6 -- Bangladesh continues to grapple with a worrying surge in dengue infections as nine more patients succumbed to the mosquito-borne disease in the past 24 hours till Sunday morning. During this period, a total of 1,042 new dengue patients were admitted to hospitals across the country, according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

The DGHS data shows that dengue has spread across all divisions, with significant regional variations in case numbers. In the last 24 hours, 195 patients were hospitalised in Barishal division, 104 in Chattogram, 201 in Dhaka division outside the two city corporations, 198 in Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC), and 121 in Dhaka South City Corporation (DS...