Dhaka, Nov. 11 -- Another four people have died from dengue in Bangladesh over the past 24 hours, taking this year's death toll to 479.

The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) reported the fatalities in its Wednesday bulletin, adding that another 1,900 patients had been admitted to hospitals across the country during the same period.

Dhaka Division recorded all four deaths. The division also reported the highest number of new admissions at 780.

Meanwhile, Chattogram recorded 242 hospital admissions, Barishal 249, Khulna 226, Rajshahi 198, Rangpur 109, Mymensingh 85 and Sylhet 11.

The latest figures bring the number of dengue patients hospitalised this year to 155,668, the DGHS said.

A total of 149,123 patients have recovere...