COVID-19 claims six more, infects 635 in Bangladesh

COVID-19 claims six more, infects 635 in Bangladesh

Bangladesh logged an additional six deaths and 635 infections from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours on Friday, counting the death toll to 8,441 and infections to 549,184.

Among the deceased, four were male and two female patients.

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

Some 13,710 specimens were tested in the timeline at 219 labs across the country.

Bangladesh had tested a total of 41,19,031 specimens as of March 5.

A total of 676 patients were declared free from novel coronavirus infection in the past 24 hours totalling the recovery to 5,01,144.

Bangladesh on March 8, 2020 reported the first COVID-19 positive cases while the first death was logged ten days later on March 18, 2020.

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