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5 die from dengue, 668 hospitalised in 24 hrs
Greenwatch Desk
Disease
2025-09-24, 6:22pm
Health officials today said they recorded 668 fresh cases of dengue onslaughts killing at least five persons in the past 24 hours.
“During the period, (of the 668) 158 patients were hospitalised in Barishal division, 106 in Chattogram division, 126 in Dhaka division excluding the capital, 73 in Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) and 94 in Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) areas, 41 in Khulna division, 30 in Mymensingh division, 35 in Rajshahi division and five in Rangpur division, a Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) statement said.
This year, Bangladesh witnessed so far 187 deaths while the disease inflicted 43,841.
The dengue last year claimed 575 lives and infected 1,01,214 people in the country, reports BSS.