<div><span style="font-size: 1rem;"><b>Seven more deaths were reported from dengue in 24 hours till Wednesday morning, raising the fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 1,355 this year.</b></span><br></div><div><br></div><div>During the period, 1,903 more patients were hospitalised with the viral fever, according to the DGHS.</div><div><br></div><div>Of the new patients, 384 were admitted to hospitals in Dhaka and the rest outside the capital--indicating a worsening situation across the country, DGHS said.</div><div><br></div><div>A total of 6,346 dengue patients, including 1,708 in the capital, are now receiving treatment at hospitals across the country.</div><div><br></div><div>So far, the DGHS has recorded 273,078 dengue cases and 265,377 recoveries this year.</div><div><br></div><div>September has so far been the deadliest month for the dengue outbreak this year with 396 fatalities and 79,598 cases, according to DGHS data. According to UNB reports&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>