Covid-19: Chapainawabganj MP Ferdosi Islam tests positive

Ruling Awami League's reserved seat MP Ferdosi Islam has been diagnosed with Covid-19.

The Chapainawabganj lawmaker confirmed the matter over phone on Friday.

She submitted her samples at Sansad Bhaban Medical Center on June 23 and on the next day the report confirmed her infection, she said.

Currently, she is taking treatment from home isolation at her NAM Bhavan house in Dhaka.

On Thursday, samples of her family members were collected for the Covid-19 tests, the MP said.

Meanwhile, the health authorities have confirmed 3,868 cases after testing 18,498 samples. Forty more people died in the last 24 hours until Friday.

Since March 18, the government said 1,661 people died of Covid-19.