A total of 288 new dengue cases were reported across the country in the 24 hours till Wednesday morning, marking this year’s highest single-day spike.
This raises the number of confirmed cases to 5,303 since the beginning of this year, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
Barisal division (outside city corporation areas) reported the highest number of new infections, with 261 fresh cases.
The latest data shows that Chittagong division (outside city corporations) recorded 11 cases, Dhaka division (outside city corporations) reported one, while 12 cases were detected in Dhaka South City Corporation.
Besides, Mymensingh division (outside city corporations) logged two new cases; Rajshahi division (outside city corporations) recorded one.
However, no new fatalities were reported during this period.
Currently, 448 dengue patients are receiving treatment in hospitals across the country.
Last year, dengue claimed the lives of 575 people.
According to the DGHS, there were 1,01,214 dengue cases and 1,00,040 recoveries in the same year.
