DHAKA, April 18, 2026 (BSS) - Health officials today said they recorded 17 fresh cases of dengue onslaughts in the past 24 hours.

“We recorded 17 fresh cases of dengue onslaughts in 24 hours ending at 8 am today,” a spokesman of Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said.

“Out of the 17 fresh cases, five were hospitalised in Barishal division, four in Chattogram division, one in Dhaka division, six in Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) and one in Sylhet division, a Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) statement said.

Since the start of the dengue onslaughts Bangladesh this year claimed four lives and inflicted 2214 people.

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.