A woman suffering from dengue died at the Khulna Medical College Hospital on Wednesday morning, doctors said.
The deceased, Shahida Begum, 50, wife of Saidur Rahman of Pirojpur, was hospitalised with dengue fever around 8:45pm on Tuesday.
“She died around 5:30am,” said Dr Soirandranath Biswas, resident physician of the hospital.
Six people have so far died of dengue at the hospital.
Dengue, a mosquito-borne viral infection, causes flu-like illness, and occasionally develops into a potentially lethal complication called severe dengue. About half of the world's population is now at risk, the WHO says.
Southeast Asian countries are seeing huge increases in fatal dengue cases this year. There is no specific treatment for dengue or severe dengue, but early detection and access to proper medical care lowers fatality rates below one percent.
The government said 66,064 patients were hospitalised with the disease since January 1. Of them, 60, 569 were discharged after recovery.
In 24 hours till 8am on Tuesday, 1,299 dengue patients were hospitalised and 608 of the cases were recorded in Dhaka alone.
Currently, 5,322 patients are being treated at different hospitals and clinics, according to the DGHS Health Emergency Operation Centre and Control Room. Of them, 2,999 are receiving treatment in Dhaka and 2,323 outside the capital.
The government has so far confirmed the death of 52 people from the mosquito-borne disease after reviewing the death of 88 people.
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