Dengue claimed one more life in 24 hours until Sunday morning, raising the death toll for 2021 so far to 36, said a report of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

A total of 291 new patients were admitted to different hospitals during the period, it said.

Among the new patients, 259 were admitted to government and private hospitals in Dhaka while the remaining 32 cases were reported from outside the division, according to DGHS.

Of the deceased, 32 have died in Dhaka city, two in Chattogram division, one each in Khulna and  Rajshahi.

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Health authorities have been recording over 200 dengue cases per day since August 1.

The dengue outbreak has become a cause of major concern as the country is battling the deadlier Delta variant of coronavirus with its limited health care facilities for the last few months.

Some 1,218 patients diagnosed with dengue fever are receiving treatment in the country as of Sunday morning, according to DGHS.

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Most of the cases have been reported in the capital so far, said the health authorities.

Of them, 1,119 patients are receiving treatment at different hospitals in the capital while the rest were listed outside Dhaka.

Some 8,041 patients have been admitted to different hospitals with dengue since January, and 6,787 of them have been released after they recovered.