Risingbd Online Bangla News Portal

Dhaka     Friday   29 March 2024

Bangladesh adds 3,114 new Covid-19 cases in a day, 42 deaths

8 || risingbd.com

Published: 08:48, 3 July 2020   Update: 15:18, 26 July 2020
 Bangladesh adds 3,114 new Covid-19 cases in a day, 42 deaths

A total of 42 more people died of coronavirus infection in the last 24 hours, taking the number of deaths to 1,968 in the country.

Besides, a total of 3,114 more people tested positive for Covid-19 over the same period, raising the total number of confirmed cases to 1,56,391.

Prof Dr Nasima Sultana, additional director general of Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), disclosed the latest figures of deaths and infections in the daily online bulletin of DGHS on coronavirus situation in Dhaka on Friday (July 3).

According to DGHS, a total of 68,048 individuals have recovered from the disease so far since Bangladesh recorded its first Covid-19 case on March 8.
 
“We've carried out tests on 14,650 samples collected from across the country and 3,114 more persons have been diagnosed with coronavirus infection. The total number of infections has risen to 1,56,391” she said.

Dhaka/Shaon/Mukul

 

 

risingbd.com