Dhaka, Nov. 8 -- Bangladesh has reported the deaths of three more dengue patients in a 24-hour count, while 2,333 patients were admitted to hospitals during the period.

The deaths take this year's toll to 462.

November has already seen 42 deaths in its first eight days, following 174 in October and 148 in September, the Directorate General of Health Services said on Sunday.

Two of the deaths were reported in the Dhaka Division, which also recorded the highest number of admissions at 1,124 over the 24-hour period.

The division has logged 61,393 hospitalisations and 221 deaths this year. A further 2,728 patients are being treated there.

Khulna had the second-highest number of admissions, with 332 in the past day. It has recorded 22,351...