New York: The coronavirus death toll of Bangladeshi nationals in the USA rose to 199 after four more corona deaths were reported in New York on Saturday.
The deceased were identified as Mizanur Rahman, Farid Ahmed Saidul, Babli Newaz and Mahiuddin.
Babli Newaz was the vice-president of the Bangladesh Institute of Performing Arts. She died at Queen's Hospital in Jamaica on the morning of April 25 after suffering from coronavirus. Her husband died long ago. She left behind two children, Munmun Newaz and Trina Newaz, and a granddaughter to mourn.
More than 54 thousand people so far died of Covid-19 pandemic in the USA. Among them, over 16 thousand people died in New York State alone.
According to the data provided by Governor Andrew Cuomo, more than one thousand people in an average admitted to the hospitals every day. At present, twenty thousand persons are able to be tested for coronavirus daily.
