Four people have died of mosquito-borne dengue in Dhaka and Barishal today (Tuesday).
Of them, two died at Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) and as many at Sher-e-Bangla Medical College and Hospital (SMCH) in Barishal.
Two people who died of the viral fever at the DMCH were identified Farzana Hossain, 42, hailing from Siddhirganj of Narayanganj and Liton Hawlader, 25, hailing from Patuakhali.
Farzana and Liton breathed their last at the hospital respectively around 1:45am and Liton at 10:30am, local media reports say.
With the latest, the DMCH witnessed the death of nine people, including six women, from dengue in two months from June to July.
Two others who died of dengue at the Barishal hospital were identified as Aslam Khan, 24, hailing from Bakerganj upazila, and Mohammad Sohel, 18, hailing from Kawkhali upazila in Pirojpur district.
Aslam died at the SMCH around 3:15am and Sohel around 9:00am, the reports said, adding that both of them lived in Dhaka and went home after they fell ill.
The country has witnessed a gradual rise in the number of dengue patients over the last several days, with the virus spreading to nearly all 64 districts.
