Two more people died of dengue in the capital and Khulna while 761 new dengue patients were hospitalised across the country in 24 hours until 8 am Sunday.
In Dhaka, Nasima Akter, 48, died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital around 9:30am, said Inspector Bachchu Mia, in-charge of DMCH police outpost.
Nasima, who lived in the capital’s Shewrapara, hailed from Cumilla.
Meanwhile, doctors at Khulna Medical College Hospital (KMCH) said a man suffering from the mosquito-borne disease died in the morning.
The deceased was identified as Ashiquzzaman, 37, a resident of Magura’s Shalikha upazila.
KMCH Dr Shailendranath Biswas said Ashiquzzaman was admitted to the hospital’s dengue ward in the morning.
“He died around 11am,” the doctor said.
Bangladesh has been struggling to contain a massive outbreak of dengue this year. Dhaka, its densely-populated capital city, has been at the centre of the outbreak.
The government said 76,514 people were hospitalised with dengue since the beginning of this year. Of them, 73,091 made full recovery.
Since January, the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) received information about 197 dengue-related deaths. So far, it has reviewed 101 cases and confirmed 60 dengue deaths.
Among the new dengue patients, 314 were diagnosed in Dhaka and 447 others outside the capital.
Currently, 1592 dengue patients are being treated at hospitals and clinics in Dhaka and 1,634 in the other parts of the country.
