2 die after showing Covid-19 symptoms

At least two people died after showing Covid-19 symptoms in Chandpur and Manikganj on Sunday night.

The victim of Chandpur was a 60-year-old woman. She breathed her last at her house at Randhonimur of Haziganj municipality.

She had been suffering from fever, diarrhoea, and breathing problems for last couple of days. She was admitted to the icddr,b, in Matlab around noon on Sunday as she had diarrhoea.

Doctors referred her to Chandpur Sadar Hospital as she had coronavirus symptoms. But her family members took her to house instead of admitting her to the hospital.

The woman died at night, said the family members and locals.

On information, a medical team rushed to the house and collected her samples, said HM Soyeb Ahmed Chisti, Haziganj upazila health officer.  

In Manikganj, a 35-year-old man died at his village home in Manikganj Sadar upazila.

The victim used to work at a brick kiln in Narsingdi. He was suffering from cold and fever for the last few days. The man who returned home around noon on Sunday perished around 11:00pm, said Lutfar Rahman, Sadar upazila health and family planning officer.

His samples were collected for tests. Samples of other family members will also be tested, he added.

Houses of the victim and two of his neighbours have been isolated following the death, said Iqbal Hossain, Sadar upazila nirbahi officer.

Our Chandpur and Manikganj correspondents contributed to this report.