Two more people died from dengue in last 24 hours till Thursday morning, raising the death toll from the mosquito-borne disease in the country to 1,701 this year.
According to the DGHS, some 110 new patients were hospitalised with the viral fever during the period.
A total of 867 dengue patients, including 281 in the capital, are now receiving treatment at hospitals across the country.
So far, the DGHS has recorded 3,20,945 dengue cases and 3,18,377 recoveries this year.
September has so far been the deadliest month for the dengue outbreak this year with 396 fatalities and 79,598 cases, according to DGHS data.
Meanwhile, dengue claimed 281 lives in 2022.
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