Health officials on Thursday said at least four persons died of dengue and 803 fresh cases were reported in the past 24 hours across Bangladesh.
鈥楧uring the period, (of the 803) 112 patients were hospitalized in Barishal division, 97 in Chattogram division, 147 in Dhaka division excluding the capital, 130 in Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) and 155 in Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) areas, 49 in Khulna division, 49 in Mymensingh division, 37 in Rajshahi division, 17 in Rangpur division and 10 in Sylhet division, a Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) statement said.
Since the start of the dengue onslaughts Bangladesh this year witnessed so far 259 deaths while the disease inflicted 63,170.
The dengue in the past year claimed 575 lives and inflicted 1,01,214 people in the country.
