Four more die with Covid-19 symptoms

At least four people, including two ready-made garment workers, died with Covid-19 symptoms in four districts in the last two days.

Samples were collected from the dead and their family members for testing coronavirus.

In Lalmonirhat, garment worker Taleb Mia died at his house in Sadar upazila. He returned home from his workplace in Narayanganj a few days ago.

Sources at the local administration and health department said Taleb was suffering from cough and fever but his family members kept the matter hidden. His condition deteriorated yesterday morning and he breathed his last before his family could take him to the upazila health complex.

His body was buried under special arrangement.

Nirmalendu Roy, civil surgeon in Lalmonihat, said they collected samples from the Taleb's body and his family members for testing Covid-19.

In Noakhali, a 20-year-old lab assistant Poly Akhter died with coronavirus symptoms in Hatia upazila yesterday morning.

Mominur Rahman, civil surgeon of Noakhali, said Poly was taken to Hatia Upazila Health Complex after she suffered from fever, cold and cough for eight days. She died yesterday morning.

Nizam Uddin Mizan, corona focal person of Hatia Upazila Health Complex, said the authorities have sent four staffers of Hatia Upazila Health Complex and six staffers of the diagnostic centre where Poly worked to home quarantine.

Rezaul Karim, Upzila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) of Hatia, said they locked down the diagnostic centre and the house where Poly used to live.

In Joypurhat, a 60-year-old man died with coronavirus symptoms in Panchbibi upazila on Thursday night.

The dead was a garment worker and had returned home on Tuesday from Narayanganj.

Healthcare workers collected samples from his body and sent it to Rajshahi to test yesterday.

Hobibar Rahman, chairman of Mohammadpur Union Parishad in the upazila, said the deceased had symptoms like dry cough and fever and he returned to Raigram with his wife on Tuesday from Narayanganj. But, the villagers denied his stay at the village.

Later, he left to Boropukra village in the upazila to stay at his father-in-law's house. But, the villagers there also denied him.

Later, he took shelter in a room of a school in at Raigram, said the chairman.

After his death, the body was buried at a local graveyard on Thursday night after collecting the sample from his body, said Dr Salim Mia Civil Surgeon of Joypurhat.

In Jhenidaha, an elderly man died at Kabirpur village in Shailakupa upazila on Thursday night.

The victim is Shahidul Islam, 60, of Kabirpur village in the upazila.

Shailakupa Upazila Health Complex's emergency doctor Suriyea Jahan said Shahidul Islam took admission to the hospital with breathing problem, pain in chest and cough around 9:00am on Thursday. He died at 8:00pm on Thursday night.

She also said that Shahidul's body was buried maintaining all the protocols after collecting samples.

Rashed-Al-Mamun, upazila health and family planning officer in Shailakupa, said the sample of the patient was collected and sent to Jashore Science and Technology University for tests.