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Two more patients died of dengue in Dhaka and 217 new patients were hospitalised across the country in 24 hours till Wednesday morning.
The number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease now stands at 67 this year, said the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
With the latest figures, the number of patients admitted to different hospitals with dengue since January stands at 18,007.
Among the new patients, 174 were undergoing hospital treatment in Dhaka while the remaining 43 cases were reported from outside the division, according to DGHS.
A total of 983 patients diagnosed with dengue fever are receiving treatment in the country as of Wednesday morning.
Out of these patients, 776 being treated at different hospitals in the capital while the remaining 207 were listed outside Dhaka.
Among the deceased, 62 died in Dhaka city alone, two each in Chattogram and Khulna divisions and one in Rajshahi.
Meanwhile, 16,957 dengue patients have left hospitals after recovery, said the DGHS.
The number of dengue patients hospitalised in a single day was the highest with 343 patients on September 7.
In August, the country recorded the highest number of 7,698 dengue cases of the current year.
In July, 2,286 people were diagnosed with dengue and 12 died while in June 272 cases were recorded with no deaths.
