Nine more people have succumbed to dengue in the last 24 hours till Saturday morning, bringing the death toll to 210 this year.
According to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), 915 more patients were hospitalized with viral fever during this period.
Of them, 175 dengue patients were admitted in hospital under Dhaka North City Corporation while 156 were hospitalized in Dhaka South City Corporation. The rest, 584, were outside the capital.
Some 3,651 patients are receiving treatment in different hospitals across the country.
Last year, 1,705 people lost their lives due to dengue, making it the deadliest year on record, with 321,179 cases recorded.
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