Dhaka: Health officials today reported 610 new cases of dengue fever, with at least two fatalities occurring in the past 24 hours. "We recorded deaths of two dengue patients in 24 hours ending at 8 am today," a spokesman of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) stated, adding that the office documented 610 new dengue cases during the same period.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, the two fatalities were recorded within the jurisdiction of the Dhaka South City Corporation. "Out of the 610 fresh cases, 52 were hospitalised in Barishal division, 122 in Chattogram division, 81 in Dhaka division excluding the capital, 102 in Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) and 171 in Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) areas, 31 in Khulna division, 26 in Mymensingh division, 17 in Rajshahi division, two in Rangpur division and six in Sylhet division," a DGHS statement said.
Bangladesh has witnessed 384 dengue-related deaths and 95,012 cases since the beginning of the outbreak this year. Last year, the dengue outbreak resulted in 575 deaths and affected 101,214 people across the country.