38 patients died of Covid-19 in Bangladesh in the 24 hours till 8:00 am on Sunday, bringing its tally to 11,972, said the Director General of Health Services (DGHS) in a press release.
Besides, 1,514 people tested positive for the virus during the same period taking the caseloads to 775,027.
The tally of recoveries rose to 7,12,277 with 2,115 patients got cured of the disease in 24 hours.
The number of recoveries rose to 712,277 with 2,115 patients got cured of the virus pushing the rate of recoveries to 91.90 per cent, said the directorate.
The rate of positivity now stands at 13.72 per cent while the mortality rate 1.54 per cent.
The government has issued a notification extending the ongoing lockdown till May 16 with six fresh directives alongside the existing ones to contain the spread of Covid-19.
According to the notification issued by the Cabinet Division, officials of all government, semi-government, autonomous and private organisations, as well as banks and financial institutions have been asked to remain at their respective workstations during the upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr holidays.
Shops and shopping malls will remain open from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm maintaining strict health guidelines. If any violations are seen, the shopping malls and shops will be closed instantly, says the notification.
Inter-district transport services will remain suspended though intra-district transport services resumed from Thursday. However, launch and train services will remain suspended.
