Eight more people died from dengue and 1,134 others were hospitalised after being infected by the viral disease during the last 24 hours till Saturday morning.
With latest casualties, the death toll from the mosquito-borne disease reached to 350 this year.
According to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), of them, four died in Dhaka South City Corporation, two in Barishal devision, one each in Dhaka North City Corporation and in Chattogram.
The DGHS data said that 261 people were admitted to the hospitals in DSCC, 243 in DNCC, 163 in Chattogram division( Excluding city corporation), 110 in Khulna division.
A total of 71,056 people have been infected with the viral disease from January 1 to till November 8.
Among them 980 were released from hospital during the 24 hours period and 66, 273 till November 8.
It may be mentioned that 1,705 people died from dengue in the country last year, while 3,21,179 people were infected by the mosquito-borne disease.
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