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Thirteen more Bangladeshis die in NY, New Jersey

Death toll now 50 in the US
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Fri Apr 3, 2020 12:00 AM Last update on: Fri Apr 3, 2020 12:00 AM
A health worker walks by tents that were built to test for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) but as yet are unused at the Brookdale Hospital Medical Center in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S. April 1, 2020. Photo: Reuters

Thirteen more Bangladeshis died of coronavirus in New York and New Jersey in 15 hours, from 7:00am (NY time) yesterday, according to a local journalist.

So far, at least 50 people died from Covid-19 in the two cities, Zakaria Masud, editor of local weekly Ajkal and former president of Jackson Heights Bangladeshi Business Association, told The Daily Star.

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Several Bangladeshi Uber and taxi drivers have tested positive, the journalist said when he was asked about the Bangladeshi community affected by the virus.

Seeking anonymity, a Bangladeshi policeman working for NY Police Department said Bangladeshi people living in New York are not taking the lockdown seriously. They are roaming around even if they have no emergency, he said.

According to the New York Times, the number of virus-related deaths in New York was 1,374, till yesterday.

 

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