Four people died from mosquito-borne dengue fever in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, while 1,163 newly infected patients were admitted to hospitals. The admissions figure is the highest recorded in a single day this year. The Health Directorate’s Health Emergency Operation Center and Control Room released the update in a dengue bulletin on Monday, August 31.

With the latest deaths, the country’s dengue death toll for the year rose to 97. Total infections reported so far this year reached 35,846, according to the bulletin. The update identifies hospital admissions among newly infected patients during the latest 24-hour reporting period.

On Sunday, August 30, three people died from dengue and 1,097 people were infected in one day. The latest daily admissions therefore exceeded the previous day’s reported infection figure, while the cumulative totals were updated following the four additional deaths and new hospitalizations.