At least 10 more people died from dengue in 24 hours preceding 8:00am today as the country grapples with a record outbreak of the mosquito-borne disease.

At least 2,047 dengue patients were hospitalised in the 24-hour period, according to data from the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Dengue has so far claimed at least 1,158 lives this year and nearly 2,37,251 were infected, making this the deadliest year since the first recorded epidemic in 2000.

Of the new patients, 460 were admitted to hospitals in Dhaka and the rest outside the capital.

According to DGHS data, 8,336 dengue patients were undergoing treatment at different hospitals across the country.

A total of 2,27,757 patients have so far been released from hospitals across the country this year.

September has so far been the deadliest month for the dengue outbreak this year with 396 fatalities and 79,598 cases.