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Five more people have died from dengue in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, while 1,898 patients have been admitted to hospitals with the mosquito-borne disease.
With the latest figures, the total number of dengue patients hospitalised across the country this year has reached 121,699.
The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) disclosed the figures in its daily dengue update on Saturday (October 24).
Of the five deaths reported in the past 24 hours, two were from Chattogram division, one from Chattogram city, one from Khulna division outside the city corporation area, and one from Rajshahi division outside the city corporation area.
Among the newly hospitalised patients, 252 were from Barishal division, 232 from Chattogram division, 281 from Dhaka division outside the city corporation areas, 159 from Dhaka North City Corporation and 341 from Dhaka South City Corporation.
Another 359 patients were admitted in Khulna division, 75 in Mymensingh division, 141 in Rajshahi division, 51 in Rangpur division and seven in Sylhet division.
According to DGHS data, 376 people have died from dengue since January this year. A total of 115,132 patients have recovered and been discharged from hospitals during the same period.