Dengue claimed 12 more lives in the 24 hours until Sunday morning, marking the highest single-day death toll this year, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

During the same period, 740 people were hospitalised with the mosquito-borne disease, the DGHS said.

Between 8:00 am on Saturday and 8:00 am on Sunday, Barishal Division (excluding city corporation areas) recorded the highest hospitalisations with 165 new patients, followed by Dhaka Division (excluding city corporation areas) with 147 patients, Dhaka North City Corporation with 122 patients, and Dhaka South City Corporation with 115 patients.

Last year, dengue claimed 575 lives, with 101,214 reported cases and 100,040 recoveries.

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