Bangladesh records 18 new deaths due to COVID-19 in past 24 hours
Dhaka: Bangladesh registered 18 new deaths due to COVID-19 infection in the past 24 hours, media reports said on Sunday.
The total death toll due to the virus in the country now stands at 27,573.
The COVID-19 caseload rose to 1,557,964 as 617 people tested positive for the disease in the 24 hours to 8 am on Sunday, according to the latest government data, reports bdnews24.
Dhaka registered 401 infections, the highest among eight divisions. Both Dhaka and Chattogram also logged 7 deaths each, the news portal reported.
Meanwhile, 1,112 people recovered from the illness in the past 24 hours.
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