Two more people died of dengue and 265 new patients were hospitalised in the last 24 hours until Saturday morning, said the Directorate General of Health Services.
Of the new patients, 232 were in Dhaka while the remaining cases were reported from outside the division.
Earlier on August 17, some 329 were hospitalised with dengue in a single day, which was the highest to date.
Some 1,273 patients diagnosed with dengue fever are receiving treatment in the country till Saturday morning, the DGHS said.
Among them, 1,137 patients are receiving treatment at different hospitals in the capital while the remaining 136 were listed outside Dhaka.
According to DGHS, 11,501 patients have been diagnosed with dengue this year and 51 among them died.
So far, 10,174 dengue patients have been released from hospitals after recovery.
The dengue cases continue to rise alarmingly when the country is battling the deadlier Delta variant of coronavirus with its limited health care facilities for the last few months.
