Seven more people have died from dengue in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, while 1,596 patients have been hospitalised with the mosquito-borne disease during the same period.

With the latest deaths, the country’s dengue death toll has risen to 452 this year.

The information was disclosed in the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS)’s regular dengue bulletin on Thursday (November 5).

According to the DGHS, of the seven latest fatalities, three were reported in Dhaka Division, three in Chattogram and one in Khulna Division.

The bulletin said 1,596 dengue patients were admitted to hospitals across the country during the 24-hour period. Dhaka Division recorded the highest number of admissions at 550, followed by Chattogram with 295, Khulna with 221, Barishal with 213, Rajshahi with 148, Mymensingh with 83, Rangpur with 67 and Sylhet with 19.

The total number of dengue patients hospitalised this year has reached 144,374. Of them, 138,080 have recovered and been discharged.

DGHS statistics show that October recorded the highest number of dengue deaths this year, with 181 fatalities. September saw 148 deaths, followed by 43 in August, 36 in July, 13 in June and one in May. Two patients each died in January and February.