Published : 19 Oct 2026 05:09 PM
Health officials today said they recorded 1,851 fresh cases of dengue onslaughts killing at least four persons in the last 24 hours.
"Out of 1,851 patients, 192 patients were hospitalised in Barishal division, 220 in Chattogram division, 363 in Dhaka division, 231 in Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) and 148 in Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) areas, 253 in Khulna division, 92 in Mymensingh division, 233 in Rajshahi division, 93 in Rangpur division and 26 Sylhet division, a Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) statement said.
Since the start of the dengue onslaughts, Bangladesh this year witnessed so far 352 deaths while the disease inflicted 114,251.
The dengue last year claimed 413 lives and inflicted 1,02,861 people in the country, reports BSS.
Besides, the dengue claimed 575 lives and inflicted 1,01,214 people in 2024.