31.1 C
Delhi
Tuesday, September 16, 2025

Bangladesh’s dengue cases soar to 119,133 with 569 deaths

Date:

Share post:

Donate-GC-Razorpay

Dhaka: Bangladesh reported 2,291 new dengue cases and 13 more deaths on Tuesday, bringing the tally to 119,133 and the death toll to 569 since January this year, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said.

The deaths include 318 in August and 204 in July.

During the first 29 days in August, according to the figure reported by the DGHS under the Ministry of Health, 67,301 more dengue cases were recorded after 43,854 people were infected with the mosquito-borne disease last month.

The total number of recovered patients in the country stood at 110,346, including 2,272 new recoveries on Tuesday, said the DGHS.

The June-September monsoon period is the season of dengue fever in Bangladesh, which is considered a high-risk nation prone to mosquito-borne diseases.

Related articles

LG Sinha flags off first dedicated parcel train from Kashmir to Delhi

Srinagar: JK Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha flagged off the first dedicated parcel train from Kashmir to Delhi today,...

PM Modi pays tribute to Bharat Ratna M Visvesvaraya to celebrate the Engineers’ Day

Kolkata: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today paid his heartfelt homage to Bharat Ratna M. Visvesvaraya, whose pioneering contributions...

PM Modi to inaugurate Combined Commanders’ Conference at Fort William

Kolkata: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who arrived here, is scheduled to inaugurate a key defence conference at Fort...

Stalin launches ‘Anbu Karangal’ scheme: Rs 2,000 monthly educational aid for orphaned students

Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK President M K Stalin today launched yet another pioneering initiative, christened...