Health officials report 173 fresh cases of dengue infection overnight

Health officials on Friday said they recorded 173 fresh cases of dengue infection in the past 24 hours.

"During the period, (of the 173) 29 patients were hospitalized in Barishal division, 23 in Chattogram division, 25 in Dhaka division excluding the capital, 23 in Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) and 18 in Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) areas, 10 in Khulna division, four in Mymensingh division, 14 in Rajshahi division and 27 in Rangpur division," a Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) statement said.

Since the start of the dengue onslaught in Bangladesh this year, 110 deaths have occurred.

Last year, dengue claimed 575 lives and afflicted 1,01,214 people in the country.