Woman dies at isolation unit in Chandpur hospital

A woman, suffering from fever and cold, has died hours after she was admitted at the isolation unit of 250-bed Chandpur Government General Hospital. 

The 40-year-old woman, a resident of Chandpur town, breathed her last around 9:30pm on Friday.

Residential Medical Officer (RMO) Dr Sujauddowla Rubel confirmed the matter.

Sujauddowla said samples had been collected from the deceased to run a test for Covid-19.

Earlier, on April 23, two women died at the isolation ward. 

Two more people died from coronavirus in Bangladesh in the last 24 hours till Friday, taking the death toll in the country to 170. 

Besides, total confirmed cases stand at 8231 as 571 more people tested positive for coronavirus during the period.