, Oct. 18 -- Six more people died of dengue and 2,088 new patients were hospitalised across the country in the 24 hours until 8:00am on Sunday.

With the latest fatalities, the dengue death toll has risen to 348 in the country this year, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Of the deaths, two each were reported in Dhaka South City Corporation and Dhaka North City Corporation and one each in Dhaka Division and Sylhet division, it said.

Since January 1 this year, a total of 112,400 dengue patients were admitted to hospitals across the country. Of them, 106,026 have recovered.

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