Health officials reported 28 new dengue cases in the past 24 hours, intensifying concerns over the ongoing outbreak on Sunday.
“We recorded 28 fresh cases of dengue onslaughts in 24 hours ending at 8 am today,” a spokesman of Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said.
“Out of the 28 fresh cases, 12 were hospitalised in Barishal division, seven in Chattogram division, four in Dhaka division, two in Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC), one in Khulna division and two in Rajshahi division,” a Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) statement said.
Since the start of the dengue onslaughts Bangladesh this year claimed four lives and inflicted 2,403 people.
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.
