Bangladesh on Saturday reported more 16 deaths from COVID-19 and 930 more detected positive with the novel coronavirus in the country in the last 24 hours .
“With the new cases, the death toll from COVID-19 now stand at 314 and the number of infections reached 20,995,” said Directorate General of Health Services Additional Director General Professor Dr. Nasima Sultana in her daily online bulletin in Dhaka on COVID-19 situation.
Dr. Sultana said that the information was from tests reports of 33 labs among 41 ones in the country.
She said that among the infected, 605 were from Dhaka and the rests were in other districts.
Among the 16 new deaths, she said, seven were in the capital and five were in districts of Dhaka division, two were in Chattogram and two were in Rangpur division.
On Saturday, 3,046 suspected patients were in isolation.
Dr. Sultana said that total 6,782 specimens were tested at authorised labs across the country during that period.
The DGHS official said that the recovery count also jumped to 4,117 after another 235 COVID-19 patients were released from hospital in the same period.
Bangladesh on March 8 confirmed the first COVID-19 case and the first death on March 18.
The country passed 70th day on Saturday since the first infections.
To contain the worsening coronavirus situation, the government on Thursday extended shutdown of government and private offices further until May 30 across the country.
Besides, the public transport services will also remain suspended until May 30, the Roads and Highways Division (RHD) said it.
