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Four more people have died from dengue and 1,512 have been hospitalised with the mosquito-borne disease across Bangladesh in the past 24 hours.
With the latest fatalities, the death toll from dengue this year has risen to 368, including 123 deaths in the first 21 days of October.
The total number of hospital admissions has reached 118,502, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
The DGHS disclosed the figures on Thursday.
Of the four deaths reported in the past 24 hours, one occurred at a hospital in each of the two Dhaka city corporation areas, while the other two were reported outside Dhaka and Mymensingh divisions, according to the health authorities.
Among the newly hospitalised patients, 111 were admitted to hospitals in Dhaka North City Corporation and 146 in Dhaka South City Corporation areas. Another 250 patients were admitted to hospitals elsewhere in Dhaka division.
Among other divisions, 294 patients were hospitalised in Chattogram, 231 in Barishal, 206 in Khulna, 164 in Rajshahi, 60 in Mymensingh, 44 in Rangpur and eight in Sylhet.
The DGHS has maintained records of dengue hospitalisations and deaths since 2000.
In 2023, Bangladesh recorded its highest-ever dengue burden, with 321,179 hospital admissions and 1,705 deaths.
Last year, more than 400 people died of dengue, while around 102,000 cases were recorded.
