Hospitals in Bangladesh have recorded one dead and 319 new cases of dengue fever in the last 24 hours till Sunday (August 25) morning, according to the daily statement of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

During the period, 127 dengue patients were hospitalised in Dhaka city while rest were admitted to different hospitals outside the capital, the statement added.

This year, the total number of cases rose to 11,278 while 78 deaths from dengue disease were reported during the period.

In the past 24 hours, 299 dengue patients were discharged from different hospitals. Among the total cases, 9,754 patients have already been released, the DGHS statement added.

Last year, the country recorded 1,705 dengue-related deaths and a total of 3,21,179 dengue cases.