The total number of coronavirus cases in the district is now 16A labourer of a brick kiln died of coronavirus while undergoing treatment at the intensive care unit (ICU) of SK Hospital in the town on Thursday afternoon. The 55-year old man from Kaisapur village in Fulpur upazila is the first coronavirus victim of the district, reports UNB. The Civil Surgeon also said that another eight persons tested positive for coronavirus at Microbiology Department’s laboratory of Mymensingh Medical College Hospital (MMCH) on Thursday. The total number of coronavirus cases here is now 16, he said. Bangladesh has so far confirmed 1,572 coronavirus cases and 60 deaths from the highly contagious virus as of Thursday.

Source: Dhaka Tribune April 16, 2020 15:00 UTC