15 more people have died of COVID-19 in Bangladesh in the last 24 hours, taking the toll to 75. Besides 266 more people tested positive at the same time, Institute of Epidemiology Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) said at a regular briefing.
Health Minister Zahid Maleque on Friday came up with the disclosure at a regular health bulletin of IEDCR.
Health Minister Zahid Maleque came up with the disclosure joining the daily health bulletin of the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR).
In the last 24 hours, he said, 2,190 samples were tested across the country. Nine more patients made recovery during the period, taking the total to 58.
"Nearly 500 people have received treatment from hospitals, which is 33 percent of the total patients...1.8 percent people have been taken to ICUs," said the minister.
