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Two die as dengue cases rise by 391
Greenwatch Desk
Disease
2026-07-15, 9:47pm
Health officials today said they recorded 391 fresh cases of dengue onslaughts killing at least two persons in the last 24 hours.
“During the period, (of the 391) 70 patients were hospitalised in Barishal division, 53 in Chattogram division, 64 in Dhaka division, 49 in Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) and 47 in Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) areas, 72 in Khulna division, 16 in Mymensingh division, 12 in Rajshahi division, six in Rangpur division and two 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 30 deaths, while the disease inflicted 9,370.
The dengue last year claimed 413 lives and inflicted 102,861 people in the country, reports UNB.
Besides, the dengue claimed 575 lives and inflicted 101,214 people in 2024.