Eight more people died from dengue in Bangladesh in the 24 hours to Wednesday morning, while 1,860 patients were admitted to hospitals with the mosquito-borne disease.
The latest deaths raised the dengue toll this year to 289, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
The figures were released in the daily dengue bulletin issued on 7 October.
The bulletin said 1,860 dengue patients were admitted to hospitals between 8am on 6 October and 8am on 7 October, while eight people died during the period.
Of those hospitalised in the past 24 hours, 1,191 were male and 669 female.
Among the eight people who died, three were male and five were female.
Meanwhile, 1,852 patients were discharged from hospitals after recovery during the same period.
From 1 January to 7 October, a total of 92,216 dengue patients were admitted to hospitals across the country.
Of them, 86,151 recovered and were discharged, while 5,776 dengue patients are currently receiving treatment at hospitals.
Dhaka North City Corporation recorded the highest number of new hospital admissions in the past 24 hours, with 376 patients.
It was followed by areas outside city corporations in Dhaka division with 347 admissions, Dhaka South City Corporation with 212, Sylhet division with 216, Chattogram division with 200, Rajshahi division with 176, Barishal division with 171, Khulna division with 110, Mymensingh division with 38 and Rangpur division with 14.
Of the eight dengue deaths recorded during the period, one was reported in Barishal division, two in Dhaka North City Corporation, two in Dhaka South City Corporation, one in Khulna division and two in Rajshahi division.
A total of 289 people have died from dengue between 1 January and 7 October this year.
Of the deaths, 47.4 per cent were male and 52.6 per cent female.
Among dengue patients admitted to hospitals during the period, 62.3 per cent were male and 37.7 per cent female. According to DGHS data, 92,216 dengue patients have been admitted to hospitals since the beginning of the year.
Of them, 20,555 were reported from city corporation areas and 71,295 from areas outside city corporations. There has also been a difference in dengue deaths between city corporation areas and areas outside them this year.
So far, 176 deaths have been recorded in city corporation areas.
DGHS data also showed that people aged 21 to 25 accounted for the highest number of hospital admissions in the past 24 hours, with 275 patients.
They were followed by those aged 26 to 30 with 270 admissions and those aged 16 to 20 with 252.
