At least seven 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.

All the deaths were reported outside Dhaka.

At least 349 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 1674 lives this year and nearly 318,305 were infected, making this the deadliest year since the first recorded epidemic in 2000.

According to DGHS data, 1891 dengue patients were undergoing treatment at different hospitals across the country.

A total of 314,308 patients have so far been released from hospitals across the country this year.