At least 10 more people have died from dengue in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, while 1,943 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 Thursday (October 15).

According to the DGHS, the total number of dengue-related deaths in the country has reached 331 this year. Of these, 86 deaths were recorded in the first 14 days of October.

September recorded the highest number of dengue deaths, with 148 fatalities. The disease claimed 43 lives in August, 36 in July, 13 in June and one in May. Two deaths each were reported in January and February.

The bulletin stated that 1,943 dengue patients were admitted to hospitals across the country between 8 am Wednesday and 8 am Thursday. With these new cases, the total number of hospitalizations due to dengue this year has risen to 107,259.

Meanwhile, 1,830 patients recovered and were discharged from hospitals over the past 24 hours. So far this year, a total of 101,031 dengue patients have recovered and returned home.