Sun News Desk : At least 11 dengue patients died and 956 were hospitalized in the last 24 hours across the country.

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The Directorate General of Health Services said this in a press release on Friday.

A total of 5,245 dengue patients, including 1,345 in the capital, are now receiving treatment at hospitals across the country.

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So far, the DGHS has recorded 2,99,050 dengue cases and 2,92,266 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, according to DGHS data.

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According to DGHS data, a total of 62,382 patients were hospitalised last year while the total number of deaths was 281.

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