Dhaka: Health officials today said they recorded 1,162 fresh cases of dengue onslaughts, killing at least five persons in the past 24 hours.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) reported that during the period, 163 patients were hospitalised in Barishal division, 108 in Chattogram division, 76 in Dhaka division excluding the capital, 175 in Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) and 261 in Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) areas, 154 in Khulna division, 87 in Mymensingh division, 98 in Rajshahi division, 32 in Rangpur division, and eight in Sylhet division.
Since the start of the dengue onslaughts, Bangladesh has witnessed 283 deaths while the disease has inflicted 71,675 people so far this year. Last year, the dengue outbreak claimed 575 lives and affected 101,214 people in the country.