Bangladesh witnesses 21 COVID-19 deaths in past 24 hours
Dhaka: Bangladesh, a nation that witnessed a deadly wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in recent times, registered 21 deaths due to the virus in the past 24 hours.
The death toll due to the disease now stands at 27,635.
The COVID-19 caseload rose to 1,560,155 as 703 people tested positive for the disease in the 24 hours to 8 am on Wednesday, according to the latest government data, reports bdnews24.
Dhaka registered the most daily new cases among the eight divisions, logging 518 infections. Dhaka and Chattogram also registered 8 fatalities each, the news portal reported.
The first COVID-19 case in Bangladesh was registered last year.
Support Our Journalism
We cannot do without you.. your contribution supports unbiased journalism
IBNS is not driven by any ism- not wokeism, not racism, not skewed secularism, not hyper right-wing or left liberal ideals, nor by any hardline religious beliefs or hyper nationalism. We want to serve you good old objective news, as they are. We do not judge or preach. We let people decide for themselves. We only try to present factual and well-sourced news.