Staff Reporter :
Another coronavirus patient, aged around 70, has died in Bangladesh while six more new people have been infected, said IEDCR Director Prof Meerjady Sabrina Flora.
With the six fresh cases, the total number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the country has increased to 39. However, five of them have already recovered, she revealed the latest coronavirus figures at a press briefing through online on Tuesday.
“In the past 24 hours, the IEDCR has tested 92 samples while the total number of samples tested stands at 712. Among the six new infected people, one has died. So the total death toll is now four,” she said.
The deceased was undergoing treatment at a hospital for a long time, the IEDCR director mentioned.
Among the infected people, she said, one came from Saudi Arabia and the rest have been infected locally through coming in contact with previously diagnosed COVID-19 patients.
Currently, 40 people are in isolation and 46 in institutional quarantine.
Prof. Flora assured that the government has taken necessary measures to combat the outbreak of the virus. “Preparations are increasing day by day, based on WHO’s recommendations,” she said.
She further said, “The number of patients have been increasing as we’re approaching the next level of the spread. Preparations are being made keeping this in mind.”
Prof. Flora urged people not to mistake the symptoms of other diseases like fever with coronavirus infection.
She said the IEDCR hotlines in the past 24 hours received 1,700 calls regarding coronavirus infection.
