Dhaka: Health officials today said they recorded 172 fresh cases of dengue onslaughts in the past 24 hours. “We recorded 172 fresh cases of dengue onslaughts in 24 hours ending at 8 am today,” a spokesman of Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, out of the 172 fresh cases, 34 were hospitalised in Barishal division, 32 in Chattogram division, 18 in Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) and 34 in Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) areas, 20 in Khulna division, 21 in Mymensingh division, nine in Rajshahi division, one in Rangpur division and three in Sylhet division, a Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) statement said.
Since the start of the dengue onslaughts, Bangladesh this year has witnessed 409 deaths while the disease inflicted 101,053 people. The dengue last year claimed 575 lives and inflicted 101,214 people in the country.