One Covid death, 82 cases recorded in 24 hrs

The Bangladesh government reported one COVID-19 death and 82 cases in the last 24 hours (from Friday 8 am to Saturday 8 am).

With this, the total number of fatalities rose to 29,459, and infections stood at 20,42,131.

The Directorate General of Health Services said this in a press release today.

The new cases were found after testing 1,144 samples in the past day.

During the period, 116 patients recovered from the illness, taking the total recoveries to 20,08,058.

Bangladesh, however, first reported its coronavirus cases on March 8, 2020.

The virus first emerged in the Chinese city of Wuhan in December 2019 and then it spread to other countries.