At least 108 dengue patients were hospitalised in the last 24 hours till 8:00am today, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Of them, 21 are from outside Dhaka, the DGHS data shows.

With the new cases, the total number of dengue cases rose to 26,741 while total 3,086 were diagnosed during the running month. Of the total infected, 4,089 are from outside Dhaka.

At least 5,458 were diagnosed in October, 7,841 were diagnosed in September, 7,698 were diagnosed in August, 2,286 patients were hospitalised in July, 272 in June while 43 were infected in May and rest are from January to April, according to the DGHS.

So far 98 people have died of dengue infection in the country this year.

Twelve people died in July while 34 have died in August and 23 in September, 22 in October and seven in November so far.

Among the deaths, 90 have died in Dhaka division, two each in Chattogram division, Khulna and Mymensingh, and one each in Rajshahi and Barishal division.

Though most of the patients who were hospitalised have so far been released, 479 are still undergoing treatment at hospitals in Dhaka, and 120 outside the capital, the DGHS data shows.