Health officials on Monday said they recorded 1,655 fresh cases of dengue onslaughts killing at least six persons in the past 24 hours.
"During the period, (of the 1,655) 217 patients were hospitalized in Barisal division, 314 in Chittagong division, 281 in Dhaka division, 167 in Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) and 166 in Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) areas, 271 in Khulna division, 43 in Mymensingh division, 146 in Rajshahi division, 41 in Rangpur division and nine 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 190 deaths while the disease inflicted 63,627.
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.