Six more people have died from dengue in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, while 1,970 patients have been admitted to hospitals with the mosquito-borne disease during the same period.

The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) disclosed the information in its regular dengue bulletin on Monday (November 2).

According to the DGHS, the death toll from dengue has reached 433 this year. Of these, 174 deaths were recorded in October alone. The monthly figures include 148 deaths in September, 43 in August, 36 in July, 13 in June, one in May, and two each in January and February.

The bulletin said 1,970 dengue patients were admitted to hospitals across the country between 8am Sunday and 8am Monday. With the latest admissions, the total number of hospitalised patients this year has risen to 138,899. So far, 132,449 patients have recovered and returned home.

Dhaka Division recorded the highest number of new admissions, with 900 patients in the past 24 hours. The figures for other divisions were 252 in Chattogram, 294 in Khulna, 183 in Barishal, 153 in Rajshahi, 95 in Mymensingh, 71 in Rangpur and 22 in Sylhet.