During that time 16 more COVID-19 patients died, raising the total deaths in the country to 7,922, said a press release of Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) today.

The health directorate today said a total of 736 people recovered from the highly infectious disease in the last 24 hours, taking the number of total recovery to 473,173.

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