Three more people died of dengue in the 24 hours till Monday morning, raising the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease to 233 this year.
During the same period, 857 new patients were hospitalised with dengue, bringing the total number of infections to 55,416 since January, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
Last year, the total number of 575 deaths from the dengue disease were reported.
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