A minor boy and a man died from dengue in Dhaka and Barishal districts on Friday amid the aggressive outbreak of the mosquito-borne disease across Bangladesh.
In Dhaka, Mehraz Hasan, 8, died after being diagnosed with the disease at the United Hospital in the capital. The minor boy breathed his last around 8:59 am at the hospital.
In Barisal, Mujibur Rahman Molla, 50, passed away while undergoing treatment at Barishal's Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital early in the morning.
Mujibur was a resident of Barguna municipal town's Charcolony area and was the general secretary of Barguna Rifles Club.
He was admitted to Barguna Hospital a few days ago after being afflicted with dengue, said Bakir Hossain, director of Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital.
But he was brought to Barishal Medical on Thursday night when his condition deteriorated.
"He had low blood pressure and was suffering with diarrhoea. He died a few hours after being admitted to the hospital, according to local media reports.
A total of 2,326 people infected with dengue were hospitalised across the country in 24 hours till Thursday morning, showing a slight fall in the number of such patients than Wednesday’s 2,428.
However, a college girl identified as Khaleda Parvin, 25, a degree student of Madhukhali Govt Ainuddin College in Faridpur died of dengue at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) on Thursday morning.
Of the new dengue cases, 1,158 were reported from the capital alone with one suffering from dengue hemorrhagic, according to Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), reports UNB.
Since the beginning of its outbreak this year, 34,666 patients were hospitalised with dengue and 25,872 discharged after recovery, according to the DGHS data.
At least 8,765 patients, including children, are currently undergoing treatment at hospitals and of them, 5,140 are in Dhaka.
