First HMPV death reported in Bangladesh

A woman has died after being infected with the Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) in Bangladesh.

Sanjida Akter, 30, passed away while undergoing treatment at the Infectious Disease Hospital in Mohakhali, Dhaka, around 6:00 pm on Wednesday.

This is the first time a person in the country has died from this virus.

The hospital supervisor, Ariful Bashar, confirmed the news to Jago News on Thursday.

He stated that Sanjida did not die solely due to the HMPV virus; she also had several other health complications, including obesity and kidney issues.

Earlier on Sunday (January 12), Dr. Halimur Rahman, Line Director of the Infectious Disease Control Branch of the Directorate General of Health Services, announced that the first case of the HMP virus had been detected in Bangladesh.