1,251 new coronavirus cases detected; 21 more die

The death toll from coronavirus has reached 370 as 21 more died in the last 24 hours in the country.

Besides, 1,251 more have been detected with the virus, raising the number of confirmed coronavirus cases to 25,121.

Professor Dr Nasima Sultana, Additional Director General of Health Directorate, said this in the regular health bulletin through online on Tuesday.

In the last 24 hours, 8,449 samples were examined and out of them 1,251 got positive results for the virus. Apart from, 408 more have made recovery from the disease, raising the total number to 4,993, she said.  

Bangladesh reported its first three cases of COVID-19 on March 8. 

The new coronavirus pandemic first emerged in the Chinese city of Wuhan in December last year.

The World Health Organisation declared the coronavirus crisis a pandemic on March 11.

The deadly virus spread to 213 countries and territories, killing some 320,369 people globally, according to Worldometer, a website which compiles number of new coronavirus cases and deaths from it.

As many as 4,905,876 people worldwide caught the virus. Among them, 1,916,390 people recovered from the virus, the website said.