Bangladesh today confirmed 26 deaths from coronavirus infection in the last 24 hours, raising the death toll to 8,597.

According to the Health authorities, 1,719 people have tested positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours raising the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 560,887.

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

As 1,352 patients have recovered in last 24 hours, the number of total recoveries reached 514,479, it also said.

A total of 4,303,994 samples have been tested so far with 20,748 samples tested in 219 coronavirus testing laboratories across the country in last 24 hours, the release added.

Bangladesh reported its first Coronavirus case on March 8 in last year while first death on March 18 in that year.

BDST: 1630 HRS, MAR 16, 2021
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