135 fresh dengue cases detected overnight

Health officials on Sunday said they recorded 135 fresh cases of dengue onslaughts in the past 24 hours.

"We recorded 135 fresh cases of dengue onslaughts in 24 hours ending at 8 am today," a spokesman of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said.

"Out of the 135 fresh cases, 37 were hospitalized in Barisal division, 10 in Chittagong division, 14 in Dhaka division, two in Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC), 15 in Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC), 35 in Khulna division, eight in Mymensingh division, 11 in Rajshahi division and three in Sylhet division, a Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) statement said.

Since the start of the dengue onslaughts Bangladesh this year claimed six lives and inflicted 4,201 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.