Ten more deaths were reported from dengue in 24 hours till Saturday morning, raising the fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 1,327 this year.

During the period, 1,800 more patients were hospitalized with the viral fever, according to the DGHS.

Of the new patients, 407 were admitted to hospitals in Dhaka and the rest outside the capital--indicating a worsening situation across the country, DGHS said.