Five dengue patients die, 1,147 fresh cases detected overnight

Health officials on Monday said they recorded 1,147 fresh cases of dengue infections, killing at least five persons in the past 24 hours.

"During the period, (of the 1,147) 132 patients were hospitalized in Barishal division, 98 in Chattogram division, 266 in Dhaka division excluding the capital, 145 in Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) and 284 in Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) areas, 59 in Khulna division, 65 in Mymensingh division, 70 in Rajshahi division, 19 in Rangpur division and nine in Sylhet division, a Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) statement said.

Since the start of the dengue season this year, Bangladesh has witnessed 288 deaths and 72,822 infections.

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