Article content

DHAKA — A patient who was suffering from COVID-19 died in Bangladesh on Wednesday, said healthcare officials, marking the first fatality from the disease in the South Asian country.

The patient, aged 70, was also suffering from diabetes, kidney ailments and hypertension, Meerjady Sabrina, director of the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research, told a press briefing on Wednesday.

We apologize, but this video has failed to load.

tap here to see other videos from our team. Try refreshing your browser, or Bangladesh reports first coronavirus death -officials Back to video

Bangladesh also confirmed four more confirmed COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, taking the total tally in the country to 14.

(Reporting by Ruma Paul; Writing by Euan Rocha; Editing by Alex Richardson)