Bangladesh reports 13 more virus deaths, 485 cases in 24 hrs

An illustration of coronavirus

An illustration of coronavirus

Thirteen more patients died of coronavirus and 485 people were newly diagnosed with COVID-19 in the last 24 hours.

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

As many as 8,175 people have died of coronavirus while 537,030 people have been infected so far, according to DGHS.

The total number of recoveries stands at 481,917.

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