Coronavirus in Bangladesh: 43 more die, 3,809 new cases detected in 24 hrs

A total of 1,37,787 in 7,30,197 coronavirus tests carried out in Bangladesh have turned out to be positive.

The health authorities have confirmed 3,809 cases after testing 18,099 samples in the span of 24 hours until Sunday.

Since March 18, the government said 1738 people have died of COVID-19.

In the last 24 hours, 43 people died from the highly contagious disease.

Additional Director General of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) Prof Dr Nasima Sultana came up with the disclosure at its daily health bulletin, UNB reports.

Bangladesh reported its first cases on March 8. The number of cases has spiked in recent weeks.