Dengue: Two more die as 1,232 cases recorded in 24 hours

Bangladesh has recorded 178 deaths so far this year, while 60,379 people have been affected by the disease

File photo of dengue patients receiving treatment at a hospital in Dhaka as the country`s dengue outbreak continues to worsen. Photo: Ahadul Karim Khan/Dhaka Tribune

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Publish : 19 Sep 2026, 06:03 PMUpdate : 19 Sep 2026, 06:03 PM

Health officials on Saturday said they recorded 1,232 fresh cases of dengue onslaughts killing at least two persons in the past 24 hours.

“During the period, (of the 1,232) 177 patients were hospitalized in Barisal division, 194 in Chittagong division, 85 in Dhaka division, 175 in Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) and 154 in Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) areas, 258 in Khulna division, 54 in Mymensingh division, 82 in Rajshahi division, 47 in Rangpur division and six 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 178 deaths while the disease inflicted 60,379.

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.