On Saturday, 1,649 new patients were hospitalised and two people died of dengue. Photo: UNB
He said Sayeda was first admitted to Samarita Hospital on July 30 and then shifted to the Square Hospitals on Saturday.
Fatema Akhter Shanta, a student of Eden Mohila College, lost her bettle to dengue at Japan-Bangladesh Friendship Hospital in the city on Sunday afternoon, said Shahidul Alam, Manager (marketing) of the hospital.
Fatema, 20, a second-year student of accounting department of the college hailing from Kashimpur in Gazipur, died around 4:55pm, he said, adding that she was admitted to their hospital on Saturday with severe dengue fever.
Another girl, Dipali Akhter, 23, succumbed to the mosquito-borne fever at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) on Sunday afternoon undergoing treatment at the HDU, said its Assistant Director (Admin) Dr Nasir Uddin.
Hailing from Manohardi upazila in Narsingdi, Dipali was admitted to the DMCH on August 1 with dengue fever.
Besides, a female union parishad member from Chandpur district died of dengue fever at the DMCH early Sunday.
This recently taken photo shows the scenario of the dengue patients at a hospital. Photo: UNB
Lovely Begum, a Khadergaon union parishad member in Matlab Dakkhin upazila, was first admitted to Matlab Health Complex and later shifted to Sadar Hospital on Friday where doctors referred her to Dhaka, said Md Shahidul Islam, upazila nirbahi officer of Matlab Dakkhin.
Victim’s husband Abul Bashar said he took Lovely to a private hospital in Dhaka on Friday and shifted her to the DMCH on Saturday.
He also said Lovely came to Dhaka several days back to attend a family programme and was diagnosed with dengue fever after returning home.
In Khulna, dengue claimed the lives of two -- Morjina Begum, 70, and Monjur Sheikh, 13, of Khaja Danga village in Rupsha upazila.
Assistant registrar (Medicine department) at Khulna Medical College Hospital Partha Pratim said Morjina was admitted to the hospital a week ago and died there early Sunday.
Besides, Monjur Sheikh died at Gazi Medical College Hospital at 11pm on Saturday, seven hours after his admission there, said chairman of the hospital Gazi Mizanur Rahman.
As many as 1,053 of the patients were infected with the mosquito-borne virus fever in Dhaka alone with one of them suffering from hemorrhagic dengue and two others from dengue shock syndrome.
According to the Health Emergency Operations Centre of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), a total of 24,804 people were hospitalised with dengue since 1 January.
At least 6,858 patients, including children, are undergoing treatment at hospitals now, while the rest were discharged after treatment. During the period, 18 dengue patients died, all in the capital, it said.
Unofficial estimates, however, suggest the death toll is much higher.
Meanwhile, a handout issued by PID on Sunday said the number of beds have been increased by 100 in Mitford Hospital and by 200 in Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University for accommodating dengue patients.
Besides, Sheikh Hasina National Burn and Plastic Surgery unit and Suhrawardy Hospital have been provided with 1,000 beds each for the same purpose.
According to reports reaching the UNB news desk, a number of people were infected with dengue in many districts.
In Bagerhat, a total of 15 people have so far been found infected with dengue, said civil surgeon Dr GKM Shamsuzzaman.
Ten of them, he said, have already been discharged from different hospitals in the district while five others are still undergoing treatment at Bagerhat Sadar Hospital.
In Thakurgaon, 31 people have so far been infected with dengue, said civil surgeon Anwarul Islam.
Twenty-three of them are still being treated at Thakurgaon Sadar Hospital while eight of them were released after treatment.
Most of them were infected in the capital and returned home later, said the civil surgeon.
In Keraniganj of Dhaka, 120 people have been infected with dengue till date.
Dr Nirmal Kumar Sen, a Deputy Director at Mitford Hospital, said the hospital has opened two dengue cells to provide better treatment to patients.
In Jhalakati, a total of 28 people were affected with dengue. Among them, 15 are undergoing treatment in government hospitals while others at different clinics, said civil surgeon Shaymol Krishna Hawlader.