Six more dengue patients died and 1,248 others were hospitalised in the last 24 hours till Sunday morning in the country.
"During the period, 445 dengue patients were hospitalised in Dhaka city while 803 patients were admitted to different hospitals outside the capital city," said a statement of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
The dengue death toll has risen to 277 so far this year.
The total number of cases rose to 56,911 across the country.
In 2023, the country recorded 1,705 dengue-related deaths and a total of 321,179 dengue cases.
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