DHAKA, Jan 04, 2026 (BSS) - Health officials today said they recorded 69 fresh cases of dengue onslaughts in the past 24 hours.

"We recorded 69 fresh cases of dengue onslaughts in 24 hours ending at 8 am today," a spokesman of Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said.

"Out of the 69 fresh cases, eight were hospitalised in Barishal division, 21 in Chattogram division, five in Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) and 14 in Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) areas, six in Khulna division, four in Mymensingh division, nine in Rajshahi 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 the disease inflicted 261 people.

The dengue last year claimed 413 lives and inflicted 1,02,861 people in the country.

Besides, the dengue claimed 575 lives and inflicted 1,01,214 people in 2024.