COVID-19 infections hit 2.79 lakh, death toll 3,694 in Bangladesh

COVID-19 infections hit 2.79 lakh, death toll 3,694 in Bangladesh

Bangladesh recorded an additional 37 deaths from COVID-19 and 2,595 infections in the past 24 hours on Monday, counting the death toll to 3,694 and infections to 2,79,144.

A Directorate General of Health Services press release came up with the latest COVID-19 data.

Some 12,523 specimens were tested in the timeline across the country.

A total of 1,641 patients were declared free from novel coronavirus infection in the past 24 hours totalling the recovery to 1,60,591.

Bangladesh on March 8 reported the first COVID-19 positive cases while the first death was logged ten days later on March 18.