Dhaka: Health officials today said they recorded 633 fresh cases of dengue onslaughts, killing at least one person in the past 24 hours. "We recorded deaths of one 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 633 fresh cases of dengue onslaughts during the same period.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, one death was reported in the area under the purview of Dhaka North City Corporation. "Out of the 633 fresh cases, 82 were hospitalised in Barishal division, 86 in Chattogram division, 126 in Dhaka division excluding the capital, 81 in Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) and 136 in Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) areas, 47 in Khulna division, 40 in Mymensingh division, 23 in Rajshahi division, six in Rangpur division and six in Sylhet division," a Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) statement said.
Since the start of the dengue onslaughts, Bangladesh has witnessed 367 deaths with the disease inflicting 91,602 people this year. The dengue last year claimed 575 lives and inflicted 1,01,214 people in the country.