A total of 394 new dengue cases were reported across the country in the 24 hours leading up to Tuesday morning, raising the number of confirmed cases to 8,544 since the beginning of this year, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
The number of deaths remained at 34, with no new fatalities reported during this period.
Barisal Division (excluding city corporation areas) again reported the highest number of new infections, with 157 fresh cases.
The latest data shows that Chittagong Division (excluding city corporation areas) recorded 58 cases, Dhaka Division (excluding city corporation areas) reported 35, while 42 cases were detected in Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC), 50 in Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC), 8 in Khulna Division, and 44 in Rajshahi Division.
Currently, 1,080 dengue patients are receiving treatment at hospitals across the country.
Last year, dengue claimed the lives of 575 people.
According to the DGHS, there were 101,214 dengue cases and 100,040 recoveries in the same year.
