Nine more people died from dengue fever across the country in 24 hours (from 8am Monday to 8am Tuesday), taking the total death toll this year to 316.
During this 24-hour period, 1,954 new dengue patients were admitted to hospitals, bringing the cumulative total of hospitalised dengue cases this year to 103,396.
Among them, 97,296 patients have been discharged from hospitals so far.
The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) disclosed the data in its dengue status report on Tuesday.
Earlier, on 6 October, the government agency reported 10 dengue deaths in 24 hours, which remains the highest single-day death toll recorded so far this year.
