A young man who died with fever and cold in Matlab Uttar upazila on Thursday last had not been infected with coronavirus.
Civil Surgeon Dr Md Shakhawat Ullah said they found the youth negative in the test conducted at the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR).
He also said no new case was reported in the last 24 hours in the district.
The youth died at his house at Shikarandi village in the upazila.
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So far, 12 people have tested positive for coronavirus in the district. Ten of them are taking treatment while one person was discharged from hospital and one has died.
Besides, a total of 1,263 people, including a woman and her daughter, are on home-quarantine, the civil surgeon said.