DHAKA, Oct 19, 2025 (BSS) - Health officials today said they recorded 950 fresh cases of dengue onslaughts killing at least one person in the past 24 hours.

“During the period, (of the 950) 191 patients were hospitalized in Barishal division, 118 in Chattogram division, 132 in Dhaka division excluding the capital, 129 in Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) and 154 in Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) areas, 67 in Khulna division, 56 in Mymensingh division, 83 in Rajshahi division and 20 in Rangpur division, a Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) statement said.

Since the start of the dengue onslaughts Bangladesh this year witnessed so far 245 deaths while the disease inflicted 59,849.

The dengue last year claimed 575 lives and inflicted 1,01,214 people in the country.