17 fresh dengue cases detected in 24 hrs

Health officials on Saturday said they recorded 17 fresh cases of dengue onslaughts in the past 24 hours, reports BSS.

"We recorded 17 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 17 fresh cases, five were hospitalised in Barishal division, four in Chattogram division, one in Dhaka division, six in Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) and one in Sylhet division, a Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) statement said.