Madar (N'Djamena) - Chad has recorded 14 dengue deaths and 353 confirmed cases out of 4,600 suspected cases in six provinces, according to the situation report covering 22 to 26 October 2026, Tchadinfos reported on Friday, 30 October.
The affected provinces are N'Djamena, Wadi Fira, Ouaddai, Sila, Batha and Ennedi Ouest, and 21 health districts have reported at least one suspected case.
Of the suspected cases, 441 are classed as probable and 353 have been confirmed by testing, a positivity rate of 47.06% out of 750 tests carried out.
N'Djamena tops the list with 2,045 suspected cases, 288 confirmed and six deaths, followed by Wadi Fira with 1,971 suspected, 27 confirmed and four deaths, and Ouaddai with 418 suspected, 21 confirmed and one death.
Sila has 104 suspected and three confirmed cases, Batha 52 suspected and two confirmed, and Ennedi Ouest seven suspected, one of them confirmed. The median age of confirmed cases is 30, the report said.
