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DHAKA, July 20, 2026 (BSS) - Health officials today said they recorded 372 fresh cases of dengue onslaughts killing at least three persons in the past 24 hours.
"During the period, (of the 372) 67 patients were hospitalised in Barishal division, 54 in Chattogram division, 103 in Dhaka division, 52 in Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) and 22 in Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) areas, 43 in Khulna division, 21 in Mymensingh division, four in Rajshahi division and six in Rangpur division, a Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) statement said.
Since the start of the dengue onslaughts Bangladesh this year witnessed so far 37 deaths while the disease inflicted 10,857.
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.
