5 more die showing Covid-19 symptoms

Five people have died of Covid-19-like symptoms in three districts in the last two days. Samples from their bodies were collected for coronavirus tests.

A 14-year-old girl and an elderly woman died of coronavirus-like symptoms at the isolation unit of Chandpur General Hospital yesterday. They were from Faridganj upazila, reports a correspondent from the district, quoting doctors.

The woman, aged 75, was admitted to the hospital on Tuesday night with fever, cold, cough and breathing problems. She passed away around 1:00am yesterday, said Dr Suja-ud-Daula, resident medical officer at the hospital.

The girl, who showed similar symptoms, was admitted to the hospital on Wednesday. She breathed her last around 11:00am yesterday, the doctor added.

Dr Md Sakhawat Ullah, civil surgeon of Chandpur, said they asked the Faridganj upazila administration to put the houses of the two on lockdown.

In Chuadanga, a 44-year-old woman died of Covid-19-like symptoms at her in-law's house in Jibannagar upazila on Wednesday night.

The woman had been suffering from fever, cold, cough, diarrhoea and breathing problems for several days, Jibannagar OC Saiful Islam said, quoting her family members.

Samples from her body were sent to IEDCR for Covid-19 testing, Upazila Health Officer Dr Juliet Parwin told The Daily Star.

The OC said the woman went to her in-law's house from Jashore on Wednesday evening.

The houses of the woman's in-law and those of their four neighbours were put on lockdown, he added.

In Mymensingh, two people died at the isolation ward of SK Hospital in the city on Wednesday. The two were undergoing treatment for Covid-19-like symptoms.

The two, aged 17 and 30, were from Phulbaria upazila of Mymensingh and Mawna of Gazipur respectively, said Mymensingh Civil Surgeon Dr ABM Mashiul Alam.

Quoting family members, the civil surgeon said the boy took poison about 10 days ago and recovered after receiving treatment.

But his condition deteriorated four days ago after he caught a severe cold. He was admitted to Mymensingh Medical College Hospital (MMCH). On Tuesday, he was shifted to the isolation ward of SK Hospital, Mashiul added.

The civil surgeon said the 30-year-old man, who had been suffering from fever and acute respiratory problems, was taken to MMCH from Gazipur around 11:00am on Wednesday.

He was soon shifted to the isolation ward of SK Hospital where he died around 2:00pm that day.

Samples from the two bodies were sent to Mymensingh Medical College for Covid-19 testing, Mashiul said.

Our Kushtia and Mymensingh correspondents contributed to this report.