Two more patients died of dengue in Dhaka and 219 new patients were hospitalised across the country in 24 hours till Tuesday morning.
The number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease now stands at 65 this year, said the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
Among the new patients, 167 were undergoing hospital treatment in Dhaka while the remaining 52 cases were reported from outside the division, according to DGHS.
A total of 954 patients diagnosed with dengue fever are receiving treatment in the country as of Tuesday morning.
Out of these patients, 736 being treated at different hospitals in the capital while the remaining 218 were listed outside Dhaka.
Among the deceased, 60 died in Dhaka city alone, two each in Chattogram and Khulna divisions and one in Rajshahi.
So far, 17,790 patients have been admitted to different hospitals with dengue since January.
Meanwhile, 16,771 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.
