Bangladesh reports 13 more virus deaths, 291 cases in 24 hrs

An illustration of coronavirus

An illustration of coronavirus

Thirteen more patients died of coronavirus and 291 people were newly diagnosed with COVID-19 in the last 24 hours.

The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) in a press release made the disclosure on Saturday.

As many as 8,266 people have died of coronavirus while 540,266 people have been infected so far, according to DGHS.

A total of 12, 871 samples were tested. Of them, 291 samples were found to be positive for coronavirus.

Bangladesh first detected coronavirus on 8 March and a patient first died on 18 March.