Bangladesh adds 3,240 new virus cases in a day, 37 deaths

A total of 37 more people died of coronavirus infection in the last 24 hours, taking the number of deaths to 1,425 in the country.

Besides, a total of 3,240 more people tested positive for Covid-19 over the same period, raising the total number of confirmed cases to 1,08,775.

Prof DrNasima 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 Saturday (June 20).

According to DGHS, a total of 43,993 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 14,031 samples collected from across the country and 3,240 more persons have been diagnosed with coronavirus infection. The total number of infections has risen to 1,08,775” she said.

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