An elderly woman suffering from cold, cough, fever and diarrhoea died at Basutipara village in Jibannagar upazila on Saturday afternoon.
The deceased was identified as Rehejan Begum, 65, wife of late Abdul Latif of Khairhuda village in the upazila.
Locals said she caught cold, cough, fever and diarrhoea during her stay at her relative’s house in Moheshpur upazila in Jhenaidah. Later, she returned to her daughter’s house where she died in the afternoon.
Jibannagar Upazila Nirbahi Officer Sirajul Islam said they buried the deceased following the government rules.
They also put four houses under lockdown, he said.
Upazila Health Complex Officer Dr Juliad Pardine said they collected the samples of the deceased because she had the symptoms of coronavirus.
The samples were sent to Sadar Hospital for coronavirus test, he added.
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An elderly woman suffering from cold, cough, fever and diarrhoea died at Basutipara village in Jibannagar upazila on Saturday afternoon.
The deceased was identified as Rehejan Begum, 65, wife of late Abdul Latif of Khairhuda village in the upazila.
Locals said she caught cold, cough, fever and diarrhoea during her stay at her relative’s house in Moheshpur upazila in Jhenaidah. Later, she returned to her daughter’s house where she died in the afternoon.
Jibannagar Upazila Nirbahi Officer Sirajul Islam said they buried the deceased following the government rules.
They also put four houses under lockdown, he said.
Upazila Health Complex Officer Dr Juliad Pardine said they collected the samples of the deceased because she had the symptoms of coronavirus.
The samples were sent to Sadar Hospital for coronavirus test, he added.