A fifty-five year old man died of mosquito-borne disease dengue at a private hospital here on Saturday.
The deceased was identified as Badsha Molla, of Jafrabad area in Sitakunda.
Dr Nurul Hayder, medical officer (disease control) of Civil Surgeon office, said Badsha Molla died of dengue at Park View Hospital in the city around 5 am.
Park View Hospital’s in charge (Special Unit) A Arafat said Badsha was admitted to hospital on
August 22.
At least 1,025 new patients were hospitalised across the country in 24 hours till Friday morning, according to Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
The government said 69,435 patients had been hospitalised since January 1. Of them, 64,558 were discharged after recovery.
At present, 4,697 people are being treated for dengue – 2,610 of them in Dhaka alone.
Since January, the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) has received complaints of 180 dengue-related deaths. It has so far reviewed 88 cases and confirmed that 52 of them were caused by dengue.
