A total of 491 dengue patients have been admitted to different hospitals across Bangladesh in the 24 hours till Thursday.
Of them, 159 new patients were admitted in Dhaka and 332 in districts outside Dhaka.
Dengue, a mosquito-borne virus, spreads among humans through its carrier, the Aedes mosquito.
The Health Emergency Operation Centre and Control Room at the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), said in a statement that the number of patients currently undergoing treatment in government and private hospitals in the country was 2,226.
A total of 68 dengue patients have died across Bangladesh between Jan 1 and Sept 19, according to DGHS. However, the unofficial death toll is reported to be nearly 160.
As many as 903 patients are currently receiving treatment in 41 government and private hospitals in Dhaka, whereas 1,323 people are undergoing treatment outside Dhaka, the DGHS data said.
Between Jan 1 and Sept 19, a total of 83,481 people have been affected by dengue.
Among those admitted, a total of 81,052 have been released from their respective hospitals and clinics after treatment.