Eleven people died from dengue in the 24 hours till 8am on Tuesday morning, hitting the highest daily death toll so far this year.
With the new fatalities, the year’s cumulative death toll hit 400, according to an update released by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
During 8am Monday and 8am Tuesday, 2,071 people were hospitalised with the mosquito-borne disease.
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Since 1 January, 1,28,237 people have been hosplitalised with the disease.
It is worth noting that this year’s previous highest daily death toll of 10 was recorded twice on 6 and 15 October.