Bangladesh reports 16 more virus deaths, 443 new cases in 24 hrs

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

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

Sixteen more patients died of coronavirus and 443 people were newly diagnosed with COVID-19 in the last 24 hours.

Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) in a handout made the disclosure on Wednesday.

As many as 8,314 people have died of coronavirus while 541,877 people have been infected so far, according to DGHS.

The total number of recoveries stands at 489,254.

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