Six more people died of dengue and 1,970 were hospitalised with the mosquito-borne disease in the past 24 hours till Monday morning, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
With the latest fatalities, the death toll from dengue this year has risen to 433, while the total number of hospital admissions has reached 1,38,899.
Of the six deaths reported during the period, three were recorded in Dhaka Division, two in Mymensingh and one in Sylhet.
The DGHS disclosed the figures in its daily health bulletin issued on Monday.
Dhaka Division recorded the highest number of new hospitalisations, with 900 patients admitted during the 24-hour period. The figures for other divisions were 294 in Khulna, 252 in Chattogram, 183 in Barishal, 153 in Rajshahi, 95 in Mymensingh, 71 in Rangpur and 22 in Sylhet.
According to DGHS data, a total of 1,38,899 people were hospitalised with dengue between 1 January and 2 November. Of them, 1,32,449 have recovered and been discharged from hospitals.
Currently, 6,017 dengue patients are receiving treatment at hospitals across the country.
