Nipah encephalitis claimed two more lives in Rangpur yesterday, raising the death toll to 35.
Maloti Rani, 38, died at Rangpur Medical College Hospital (RMCH) around 6:00am while five-year-old Rakib Hossain at about 9:00am, Dr Zakir Hossain, head of RMCH Medicine Department, told The Daily Star.
Maloti, wife of Monoranjon of Kaharul upazila in Dinajpur, and Rakib, son of Shahabuddin of Kawnia upazila in Rangpur, were admitted to the hospital on Thursday, he said.
Since January 31, Nipah encephalitis claimed the lives in seven districts–Rangpur, Kurigram, Lalmonirhat, Nilphamari, Gaibandha, Dinajpur and Kushtia.
Courtesy of The Daily Star
