Barishal: Health officials today said they recorded 678 fresh cases of dengue onslaughts killing at least two persons in the past 24 hours.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, during the period, 149 patients were hospitalized in Barishal division, 90 in Chattogram division, 113 in Dhaka division excluding the capital, 74 in Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) and 126 in Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) areas, 25 in Khulna division, 33 in Mymensingh division, 55 in Rajshahi division, 10 in Rangpur division and three in Sylhet division, a Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) statement said.
Since the start of the dengue onslaught in Bangladesh this year, 181 deaths have been recorded while the disease has affected 42,509 individuals. The dengue last year claimed 575 lives and affected 101,214 people in the country.