Three more people died of dengue in the last 24 hours till Tuesday morning, raising the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease to 318 this year.
During the same period, 912 new patients were hospitalised with dengue, bringing the total number of infections to 80,634 since January, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
Last year, dengue claimed 575 lives and inflicted 1,01,214 people in the country.
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