Dhaka: Health officials today said they recorded 1,147 fresh cases of dengue onslaughts, killing at least five persons in the past 24 hours.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, during this period, 132 patients were hospitalized in Barishal division, 98 in Chattogram division, 266 in Dhaka division excluding the capital, 145 in Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) and 284 in Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) areas, 59 in Khulna division, 65 in Mymensingh division, 70 in Rajshahi division, 19 in Rangpur division and nine in Sylhet division, a Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) statement said.
Since the start of the dengue onslaughts, Bangladesh this year witnessed so far 288 deaths while the disease inflicted 72,822 individuals. The dengue last year claimed 575 lives and inflicted 1,01,214 people in the country.