Dhaka: Health officials today reported 792 new dengue cases and five fatalities within the past 24 hours. 'We recorded deaths of five dengue patients in 24 hours ending at 8 am today,' a spokesman of Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said, adding his office simultaneously recorded 792 fresh cases of dengue onslaughts during the same period.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, DGHS statistics indicate that five of the fatalities occurred in areas under the jurisdiction of the Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC). 'Out of the 792 fresh cases, 125 patients were hospitalised in Barishal division, 136 in Chattogram division, 107 in Dhaka division excluding the capital, 121 in Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) and 226 in Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) areas, 15 in Khulna division, 60 in Mymensingh division and two in Sylhet division,' a Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) statement said.
Since the beginning of the dengue outbreak this year, Bangladesh has recorded a total of 331 deaths and 83,858 infections. Last year, the disease resulted in 575 deaths and affected 101,214 people nationwide.