4 more die of dengue in 24 hrs

At least four persons died of dengue in the past 24 hours till 8 am on Sunday, a Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) statement said.

"During the period, (of the 1,558) 137 patients were hospitalised in Barishal division, 169 in Chattogram division, 316 in Dhaka division, 148 in Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) and 193 in Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) areas, 334 in Khulna division, 84 in Mymensingh division, 112 in Rajshahi division, 56 in Rangpur division and nine in Sylhet division," it said.

Since the start of the dengue onslaughts Bangladesh this year witnessed so far 117 deaths while the disease inflicted 42,590.

Last year, it claimed 413 lives and inflicted 1,02,861 people in the country.

Besides, the mosquito-borne disease claimed 575 lives and inflicted 1,01,214 people in 2024.