3 more die; 549 new coronavirus cases in 24 hrs
Confirmed coronavirus cases rose to 6,462 in Bangladesh on Tuesday following the health authorities reported 549 new cases and three fatalities.
“In the last 24 hours, 549 people were identified as having coronavirus in the united states,” said Additional Director General of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) Prof Dr Nasima Sultana in the daily health bulletin broadcast.
During this time period, three persons died from coronavirus surging the total deaths to 155.
In the last a day, several coronavirus testing laboratories in the united states, tested 4,332 samples, she added.
Previously April 16, Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) declared the complete country as ‘vulnerable zone’ to virus infection.
Meanwhile, Bangladesh government extended the general holidays until May 5 to support the spread of highly infectious virus.
Bangladesh confirmed its first coronavirus cases on March 8 and the first death on March 18.
The global death toll from coronavirus reached 211,609 by Tuesday.
According to worldometer data, 3,064,895 cases have so far been confirmed because the virus was initially reported in China in December this past year. Up to now, 922,581 persons have recovered.
Of these infected, 1,930,705 are currently being treated and 56,300 of them are in serious or critical condition.
The World Health Organisation declared the coronavirus crisis a pandemic on March 11.
Source: www.theindependentbd.com
