COVID-19: Bangladesh reports 32 deaths, 1,470 new cases
COVID-19: Bangladesh reports 32 deaths, 1,470 new cases Reuters file photo

The number of detected COVID-19 cases in Bangladesh rose to 502,183 on Monday as 1,470 more patients were identified, after testing 15,669 samples, including rapid antigen tests, in 160 laboratories in the last 24 hours.

During that time 32 more COVID-19 patients died, raising the total deaths in the country to 7,312, said a press release of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) today.

Bangladesh detected the first coronavirus patient on 8 March and recorded the first death on 18 March.