Bangladesh’s coronavirus death tally rose to 4,248 on Sunday after the health authorities announced 42 more deaths in the last 24 hours.
Meanwhile, the number of confirmed cases soared to 310,822 as 1,897 new cases were detected after testing 11,934 samples during the period, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said in a media statement.
The health authorities also announced 3,044 recoveries during the period, taking the total number of recovered patients to 201,907.
A total of 92 labs are now testing samples of suspected Covid-19 patients in Bangladesh.
The country reported its first coronavirus cases on March 8 and the first death on March 18.
