Dhaka, Nov. 6 -- Five more patients have died of dengue fever in Bangladesh, while 1,034 have been admitted to hospitals in the past 24 hours.

The number of patients hospitalised with the Aedes mosquito-borne disease this year has reached 76,026. Of them, the fever has claimed 307 lives.

According to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) bulletin on Thursday, three patients died while undergoing treatment at hospitals under the Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC), one death was reported in the Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) area, and one in Mymensingh Division.

Of the newly infected, 200 people were admitted to hospitals in the DNCC area, which is the highest number reported.

In addition, 171 people in DSCC, 188 in Dh...