Bangladesh today confirmed 30 more deaths from coronavirus (COVID-19) infection in the last 24 hours, raising the death toll to 5,405. 

According to the Health authorities, 1,499 people have tested positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours raising the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 371,631.

The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) has made the update of the country’s coronavirus situation issuing a press release this afternoon.

As 1,651 patients have recovered in last 24 hours, the number of total recovery reached 284,833, it also said.

A total of 20,13,776 samples have been tested so far as 12,345 samples tested in 109 coronavirus testing laboratories across the country in last 24 hours, the release added.

Bangladesh reported its first croronaviurs case on March 8 while first death on March 18.

BDST: 1538 HRS, OCT 06, 2020
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