Star Report

At least three persons have died with Covid-19-like symptoms in Faridpur and Noakhali since Sunday night.

In different areas of Faridpur’s Sadar upazila, two of the victims, who were suffering from fever and diarrhoea, died yesterday.

A 35-year-old man of Alipur area in the district headquarters was suffering from diarrhoea for a couple of days. Later, he was taken to Faridpur Medical College Hospital around 9:00 am where on-duty doctors declared him dead, said Siddiqur Rahman, civil surgeon of the district.

Another 45-year-old man died at his house in Riazuddin Matbor Dangi village early in the morning yesterday. He was suffering from fever for the last seven days, the civil surgeon added.

Samples of both bodies have been collected to be tested for coronavirus. The bodies were buried as per the guidelines set by the World Health Organization, he added.

In Noakhali, a 34-year-old man died with Covid-19-like symptoms at Noakhali General Hospital on Sunday night.

The victim, from Hazipur area of Chowmuhani municipality under Begumganj upazila, was admitted to the hospital at around 3:00pm on Sunday with cough, fever and respiratory problems, said Syed Mohiuddin Abdul Azim, resident medical officer (RMO) of the hospital.

As his physical condition kept deteriorating, doctors referred him to Kurmitola General Hospital in Dhaka. But his family members did not take him to Dhaka.

The patient breathed his last around 10:00pm. His sample has been collected for Covid-19 test, the doctor added.