Another woman dies of dengue in Faridpur


FE Team | Published: October 08, 2019 14:55:57 | Updated: October 10, 2019 10:56:17


Another woman dies of dengue in Faridpur

Another woman died of mosquito-borne disease dengue at Faridpur Medical College Hospital early Tuesday.

The deceased has been identified as Manju Rani, 55, wife of Haripada Kumar of Basantapur village in Rajbari Sadar upazila, says a news agency report.

Dr Kamada Prasad Saha, director of the hospital, said Manju was admitted to the hospital on Sunday morning and died around 1:00am on Tuesday. 

Faridpur Civil Surgeon Dr Enamul Haque said a total of 14 new dengue patients were admitted to the hospital in the last 24 hours till Tuesday morning while 77 other are undergoing treatment. 

The government said 76,514 people were hospitalised with dengue across the country since the beginning of the year. Of them, 73,091 made full recovery.

Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) confirmed 81 deaths of dengue after reviewing 136 dengue-related deaths out of 242 reports.

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