COVID-19 deaths cross 10,000 mark in Bangladesh

Death toll from the coronavirus infection has surpassed the grim 10,000 mark in Bangladesh as 94 more people have died of the deadly virus in the past 24 hours.

With the latest figure, the number of total fatalities surged to 10,081.

Besides, 4,192 new cases of coronavirus were detected over the same period, raising the total number of infections to 7,07,362 across the country so far.

A press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) confirmed the development on Thursday (April 15).

Some 5,915 people made recovery from the deadly virus over the same period, climbing the total number of recovered cases to 5,97,214 across the country.