Dengue claimed four more lives in Bangladesh in the 24 hours to Tuesday morning, while 1,900 new patients were admitted to hospitals across the country during the same period.
With the latest fatalities, the death toll from the mosquito-borne disease has risen to 478 this year.
According to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) report published on 11 November, all four deaths recorded in the past 24 hours were reported from Dhaka.
DGHS data show that a total of 155,668 people have been hospitalised with dengue across the country since 1 January. Of them, 149,123 have recovered and been discharged from hospitals.
Currently, 6,067 dengue patients are receiving treatment at hospitals nationwide.
A breakdown of the latest hospital admissions shows that Dhaka Division recorded the highest number, with 780 patients admitted in the past 24 hours.
The figures for other divisions were 249 in Barishal, 242 in Chattogram, 226 in Khulna, 198 in Rajshahi, 109 in Rangpur, 85 in Mymensingh and 11 in Sylhet.
Of the 780 patients admitted in Dhaka Division, 345 were hospitalised in Dhaka city, while the remaining 435 were admitted to hospitals in different districts outside the capital.
