Health officials report 294 fresh cases of dengue inflection overnight

BSS
Published On: 05 Jul 2025, 19:54

DHAKA, July 5, 2025 (BSS) - Health officials today said they recorded 294 fresh cases of dengue onslaughts in the past 24 hours with most patients reporting in health facilities in southwestern Barishal region.

“During the period, (of the 294) 126 patients were hospitalised in Barishal division,” which appeared to have been the worst victim of the mosquito carried diseases, a Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) statement said.

It said among the rests, 27 were hospitalised in Chattogram division, 23 in Dhaka division excluding the capital, 48 in Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) and 31 in Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) areas and 39 in Rajshahi division.

Since the start of the dengue onslaughts Bangladesh this year witnessed so far 45 deaths while the disease inflicted 11,994.

The DGHS, however, said 337 patients were discharged from different hospitals across the country after their recovery.

The dengue last year claimed 575 lives and inflicted 1,01,214 people in the country.

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