Dengue claims one life, 329 hospitalized in 24hrs

One death and 329 fresh cases were reported from dengue in 24 hours till Sunday morning, raising the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh 32 this year.

According to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), in recent fatalities, one was reported in Dhaka south city corporation.

Barisal division alone reported 136 new cases, Chittagong division (outside city corporations) recorded 64 cases, Dhaka division (outside city corporations) reported 38, while 43 cases were detected in Dhaka South City Corporation,21 in Dhaka North City Corporation.

As of June 22, this year, a total of 7,758 people have been infected with dengue. Of them, 59.1 percent are men and 40.9 percent are women.