Coronavirus: Bangladesh confirms 120 deaths
Dhaka/UNI: Bangladesh on Wednesday confirmed ten new deaths from the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), taking the toll to 120.
The number of the deadly virus cases reached 3,772, with 390 were newly infected with the virus, said prof Nasima Sultana, ADG of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
In the past 24 hours, samples of 3,096 people were examined. Of them, 390 tested positive for COVID-19, and ten succumbed to the virus. With this, the country's cases stood at 3,772, and deaths 120, prof Nasima said.
Among the dead, seven were male and three female, she said, adding that five more people recovered from the epidemic, bringing the total number to 92.
Bangladesh reported its first Coronavirus case on March 8. Since then, the country has been witnessing increase in the infections and deaths.
COVID-19 first emerged in the Chinese city of Wuhan in December last year, and then spread to 210 countries and territories.
As of Tuesday the epidemic infected 2,565,768 people and killed 177,780 across the globe, according to Worldometer, a website which compiles number of new Coronavirus cases and deaths from it.
However, total recovery from the pandemic reached 696,807 across the world.
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