Seven more people have died from dengue in the past 24 hours. During the same period, 1,593 dengue patients were admitted to hospitals across the country.

The information was disclosed in a dengue-related press release issued by the Health Emergency Operation Centre and Control Room of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) on Tuesday (September 15).

According to the release, among those hospitalized in the past 24 hours, 159 were from Barishal Division, 165 from Chattogram Division, 383 from Dhaka Division outside the city corporations, 171 from Dhaka North City Corporation, 132 from Dhaka South City Corporation, 290 from Khulna Division, 82 from Mymensingh Division, 137 from Rajshahi Division, 65 from Rangpur Division and nine from Sylhet Division.

With the latest deaths, the number of dengue fatalities in the country this year has risen to 164. A total of 55,163 dengue patients have been hospitalized so far this year.