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Islami Bank Hospital doctor Shakhawat Hossain dies from COVID-19
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Bangladesh has registered the death of another medical professional from COVID-19, raising the body count among doctors to 21.
Dr Shakhawat Hossain, 43, a consultant in Islami Bank Hospital's anaesthesia department, breathed his last at a Rampura hospital at 8am on Monday, confirmed Islami Bank Hospital official ASM Zafar Ullah, bdnews24.com reported.
"He contracted the disease after visiting a patient at the hospital. After his test positive for COVID-19, he was admitted to a hospital in Rampura.”
On Jun 4, the Foundation for Doctors Safety Rights and Responsibilities reported the deaths of 18 doctors from COVID-19 across the country. Besides, five more had died with coronavirus symptoms, it said.