Dhaka, Nov. 1 -- Another eight patients have died of dengue in Bangladesh over the past 24 hours, while another 1,929 have been hospitalised.

The latest fatalities bring the total death toll from the mosquito-borne disease to 427 this year, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

October accounted for 174 deaths, the highest monthly toll so far, while 148 people died in September.

The health directorate said on Sunday 831 new patients were hospitalised in the Dhaka Division between Saturday morning and Sunday morning.

Among other divisions, Barishal recorded 213 admissions, Chattogram 257, Khulna 259, Mymensingh 92, Rajshahi 185, Rangpur 73 and Sylhet 19.

So far this year, a total of 136,929 patients have been...