A fifth-grader has died of mosquito-borne viral fever dengue while being treated at the Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH).

Eleven-year-old ‘Tarin’, who hails from Ghoshaighat Upazila of Shariatpur, was pronounced dead around 2:45pm on Tuesday (Sep 17) at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), said Inspector Bacchu Mia of the DMCH police camp.  

She was initially admitted to Ghoshaighat Upazila Health Complex after she contracted a fever. There, she was diagnosed with dengue and brought to DMCH on Sept 12, said her aunt Shahida Aktar.

OVER 600 DENGUE PATIENTS LAND IN HOSPITALS IN 24 HRS

A total of 615 dengue patients have been admitted to hospitals across the country in the 24 hours till Tuesday (Sept 17) morning.

Of them, 198 patients were admitted in Dhaka and 417 in districts outside Dhaka.    

The Health Emergency Operation Centre and Control Room at the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), said in a statement that the number of patients currently undergoing treatment in government and private hospitals in the country was 2,485.

The DGHS puts the death toll for dengue at 68 so far this year. However, the unofficial death toll is reported to be over 156, so far.

As many as 993 patients are currently receiving treatment in 41 government and private hospitals in Dhaka, whereas 1,492 people are undergoing treatment outside Dhaka, it said.

Between Jan 1 and Sept 17 (Tuesday), a total of 82,454 dengue cases have been reported in the country.