Nearly 50,000 people have died from the coronavirus in Brazil, the world No. 2 hotspot, with 1,022 fatalities in the last 24 hours, the Health Ministry has said.

Nine-months pregnant, Fatema Akhter Mukta, 30, died on June 10 after her family struggled for five days to find a hospital in Bangladesh willing to admit her when she began having trouble breathing. When, finally, a hospital admitted her and referred her to Chittagong Medical College for its intensive care facilities, it was too late.

Two more doctors died with Covid-19 in the capital yesterday.

Only 13 ICU beds have been allocated in Rangpur division to treat critical Covid-19 patients -- three in Dinajpur and 10 in Rangpur -- leaving the six remaining districts to do without.

The Mymensingh Medical College and Hospital (MMCH) is struggling to provide services to an increasing number of patients, including those with Covid-19, since the easing of the countrywide shutdown on May 31.

Former Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza has tested positive for coronavirus, confirming the news through a Facebook post yesterday. The 36-year-old, who is the elected Member of Parliament from Narail-2, relayed a positive message and sought prayers for a quick recovery.

Noted personality Kamal Lohani, who tested positive for Covid-19, died at a city hospital yesterday morning.

The Directorate General of Health Services has no data on the whereabouts of almost half the people who tested positive for coronavirus.

A Covid-19 patient apparently “died by suicide” in Dhaka’s Shyamoli early today after escaping from a hospital.

His workplace and home are 150 yards apart, a distance that takes no more than five minutes to cover.

Another doctor, who was infected with Covid-19, has died at United Hospital in Dhaka.

Thirty-seven people have died from coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) says.

The World Health Organization warns of a "new and dangerous phase" of the coronavirus pandemic, as infections continued to surge in the Americas, with Brazil registering more than one million cases.

A retired doctor has died of coronavirus in Dhaka.

Renowned journalist and cultural personality Kamal Lohani, who tested Covid-19 positive, dies at a city hospital at the age of 86.

Former lawmaker from Cox’s Bazar-4 (Ukhia-Teknaf) constituency Abdur Rahman Bodi has tested positive for coronavirus.

Amid a barrage of criticism, the director general of the health services directorate yesterday apologised for his comments on the possible duration of the coronavirus pandemic.

Another doctor died of Covid-19 while undergoing treatment at Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital (SBMCH) in Barisal yesterday.

Gonoshasthaya Kendra yesterday urged the drug administration to approve its rapid antibody test kit which proved to be effective in testing antibodies in people who recovered from Covid-19.

Dhaka Medical College Hospital is struggling with inadequate ICU facility as a large number of critical Covid-19 patients are thronging the country’s largest public hospital.