8 babies die of pneumonia in Gopalganj
Eight children died of pneumonia in five upazilas in 10 days as the disease is spreading very fast.
About 817 children were attacked with the deadly disease.
The victims are Lucky, six-month-old daughter of Biku Sheikh, Ramim, six-month-old son of Shah Alam, Sazzad, 22 days old son of Nazmul, Shaheb Ali, four-month-old son of Bachhu Daria, Babu, 11 days old son of Rana Sheikh, Samrat, two months old son of Masud Ali Sheikh, Oishik, one month-old son of Anu Sheikh and Shanjeeb, 18 days old son of Bipul Roy, according to hospital sources.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. Every day 24 to 28 children are coming to hospitals for treatment from different parts of the district.
Over 130 pneumonia patients were treated at the children's ward of Gopalganj Sadar Hospital on Monday. Only 14 beds were reserved for children while others were flooring.