Seven more people have died from dengue in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, while 1,872 patients have been admitted to hospitals with the mosquito-borne disease during the same period.
The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) reported the figures in its daily dengue bulletin on Saturday, October 17.
According to the bulletin, three of the deaths occurred in Dhaka Division, two in areas under Dhaka North City Corporation, and one each in areas under Dhaka South City Corporation and Mymensingh Division.
DGHS data show that from January 1 to October 17 this year, dengue has claimed 342 lives across the country. During the same period, a total of 110,312 patients were admitted to hospitals with the disease.
In its bulletin on Friday, October 16, the DGHS reported four dengue-related deaths and 1,181 hospital admissions in the preceding 24 hours.
