Dengue claims 5 more lives in 24hrs

Five deaths were reported from dengue in 24 hours till Friday morning, raising the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh 28 this year.

During the same period, 159 new patients have been admitted to hospitals, with the majority reported from the Barishal division.

The Health Emergency Operation Centre and Control Room of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) issued a notification in this regard on Friday evening (June 13).

Of them, Barishal division (out of city corporation area) alone reported 124 new cases; Chattogram Division (outside city corporations) recorded nine cases, Dhaka Division (outside city corporations) reported nine, while 12 cases were detected in DSCC, one in Dhaka North City Corporation and another one in Sylhet Division (outside of city corporation), and three in Khulna Division (out of city corporation).

A total of 5,570 dengue patients have been admitted to hospitals since the beginning of this year.