With three more deaths from dengue recorded in 24 hours till Sunday morning, the official death toll from the mosquito-borne disease rose to 247 this year.

During this period, 513 more patients, including 277 in Dhaka city, were hospitalised, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

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Among the latest deaths, two were reported from Dhaka while another from Chattagram division, taking the number of Dhaka division’s death toll to 153 and Chattogram to 59.

A total of 1,929 dengue patients, including 1,129 in the capital, are now receiving treatment at hospitals across the country.

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The DGHS has recorded 56,130 dengue cases and 53,954 recoveries so far this year.