, Aug. 27 -- Four hundred and thirty more new dengue cases were reported in the 24 hours till Wednesday morning, raising the number of confirmed cases to 29,944 this year.

The number of deaths remained at 118, as no new fatalities were reported during this period, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

According to the DGHS, new cases were reported as follows: 120 in Barishal Division (Out of CC), 73 in Chattogram Division (Out of CC), 67 in Dhaka Division (Out of CC), 37 in Dhaka North City Corporation, 64 in Dhaka South City Corporation, 26 in Khulna Division (Out of CC), 7 in Mymensingh Division (Out of CC), 31 in Rajshahi Division (Out of CC), and five in Rangpur division (Out of CC).

Currently, 1,426 patie...