Seven dengue patients died while 875 patients were admitted to different hospitals across the country during the past 24 hours (till 8am on Monday).
"As many as 497 dengue patients were hospitalized in Dhaka city and 378 patients were admitted to hospitals outside Dhaka during the past 24 hours," said a dengue-related report signed by Dr Md Jahidul Islam, In-charge of the Emergency Operation Centre and Control Room of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
"A total of 177 people died from dengue disease between January 1 and November 7. The first death from dengue was reported on June 21, this year," the daily statement of the DGHS said.
With the new cases, the total number of dengue patients this year rose to 43,982 while some 40,535 patients were released from the hospitals.