6 more die showing Covid-19 symptoms

At least six people, including two women, died after showing Covid-19-like symptoms in six districts since Saturday afternoon.

Healthcare officials at the respective districts collected samples from them for tests to check whether they were infected with novel coronavirus.

In Netrakona, a 55-year-old man breathed his last with such symptoms at Mohanganj Upazila Health Complex yesterday afternoon.

The victim of Mollickpur village under the upazila returned home from Dhaka around 10 days ago and had been suffering from fever and respiratory problems, said Subir Sarker, resident medical officer of the health complex.

A woman, 34, perished with fever, cold, cough, and respiratory disease at the isolation unit of Kushtia General Hospital yesterday, said Tapas Kumar Sarkar, resident medical officer of the hospital.

In Chuadanga, another woman, 65, died with flu-like symptoms at the isolation unit of Jibonnagar Upazila Health Complex yesterday morning, said Juliet Parwin,upazila health and family planning officer.

A boy, aged 13, died with coronavirus-like symptoms at his village home in Savar yesterday, said Saimul Huda,upazila health and family planning officer.

In Jhenidah, a 60-year-old man lost his life with flu-like symptoms on the way to Kaliganj Upazila Health Complex around 9:00pm on Saturday.

The victim of Khanjapur village under the upazila was suffering from cold, cough, and breathing problems, said Shamima Shirin, upazila health and family planning officer.

In another incident, a garment worker, who died after showing Covid-19-like symptoms in Narayanganj on Saturday evening, was buried under the supervision of local medical team in Shahzadpur upazila of Sirajganj yesterday, said Aminul Islam Khan, Shahzadpur upazila health officer.

In another development, five people, including a night guard of Gazipur civil surgeon's office, have been tested positive for coronavirus.

In Laxmipur, the district administration yesterday imposed lockdown on the entire district from 6:00am today to prevent the risk of spreading coronavirus.

Our correspondents from Mymensingh, Kushtia, Savar, Jhenidah, Pabna, and Gazipur contributed to this report.