Published : 24 Oct 2026 05:58 PM
Health officials today said they recorded 1,898 fresh cases of dengue onslaughts killing at least six persons in the last 24 hours.
“Of the total infected patients, 252 patients were hospitalised in Barishal division, 232 in Chattogram division, 281 in Dhaka division, 341 in Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) and 159 in Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) areas, 359 in Khulna division, 75 in Mymensingh division, 141 in Rajshahi division, 51 in Rangpur division and seven 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 377 deaths while the disease inflicted 121,699.
The dengue last year claimed 413 lives and inflicted 1,02,861 people in the country.
Besides, the dengue claimed 575 lives and inflicted 1,01,214 people in 2024, reports BSS.