Bangladesh recorded 580 new dengue hospital admissions and three deaths in the 24 hours covered by a Health Directorate bulletin issued on 3 August.
The bulletin put this year’s cumulative total at 16,684 hospitalised dengue patients and 59 deaths.
It said 15,344 patients had been discharged after recovery.
Of the new admissions, 125 were in Dhaka division outside the two city corporations, the highest regional total in the bulletin.
Dhaka South City Corporation recorded 78 admissions and Dhaka North City Corporation 59, while Barishal and Chattogram divisions recorded 81 and 79 respectively.
Cumulative data compiled through 2 August morning had recorded 16,104 cases and 56 deaths, before the later daily update.
That dataset showed 43 of the 56 deaths, or about 76.8%, were among people aged 16 to 60.
People aged 26 to 30 had the largest number of recorded infections at 2,195 and also the highest death count among age groups, with nine deaths.
The same figures recorded 9,886 male patients and 6,213 female patients, while deaths were higher among women, at 35 compared with 21 among men.
By 2 August, cumulative infections were about 24.5% lower than at the same point in 2025, when 21,327 cases had been recorded; deaths were also lower, at 56 compared with 84.
The share of dengue patients outside Dhaka exceeded 76% this year, following an increase in the proportion reported outside the capital over recent years.
Entomologist Kabirul Bashar said Aedes mosquito density remained at a level favourable for dengue transmission and warned that August and September could bring a sharper rise if control measures are not strengthened.
Former IEDCR chief scientific officer Mushtaq Hossain said delays in seeking treatment may contribute to severe outcomes among working-age people, while urging stronger mosquito control and earlier care.