Bangladesh reports 15 more virus deaths, 509 new cases

People wait in a queue for coronavirus tests at Mugda General Hospital

People wait in a queue for coronavirus tests at Mugda General Hospital 
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Fifteen more patients died of coronavirus and 509 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 8,087 people have died of coronavirus while 533,953 people have been infected so far, according to DGHS.

A total of 14,830 samples were tested. Of them, 509 samples were found to be positive for coronavirus.

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