Bangladesh reports record 77 COVID-19 deaths in a day

Bangladesh recorded 77 COVID-19 deaths in the last 24 hours till 8:00 am on Saturday, which is the highest ever in a single day, taking its tally to 9,661 in the country.

Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) confirmed the matter in a press release.

More 5,343 people tested positive for the virus during the same period taking the total number of infections to 6,78,937, said the DGHS.

Bangladesh is currently experiencing a second wave of the coronavirus pandemic.

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