Feni civil surgeon dies of Covid-19
Dr Sajjad Hossain, civil surgeon of Feni, has died from the novel coronavirus on Tuesday afternoon.
He was undergoing treatment at the intensive care unit of Asgar Ali Hospital in the capital, said a press release issued by Foundation for Doctors' Safety and Rights Responsibility (FDSR).
Dr Sajjad was tested Covid-19 positive on June 12.
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So far 63 doctors have died of Covid-19 in Bangladesh and eight more died with Covid-19 symptoms.
Bangladesh today confirmed 55 more deaths from the novel coronavirus and 3,027 new cases of infection testing 13,173 samples.
With this, the death toll from the deadly virus rose to 2,151 and the number of total infections stood at 168,645.
