Bangladesh virus cases hit nearly 50,000
As of Monday June 1, 2020, the number of COVID-19 cases in Bangladesh has hit nearly 50,000 after 2,381 people tested positive in the past 24 hours.
This was disclosed by DGHS Additional Director General, Prof Nasima Sultana, during a virtual media briefing at the Directorate General of Health Services in the city.
“The fatalities from the pandemic have also surged to 672 as 22 more patients died during the period,” she said.
She added that the caseload spiralled to 49,534 as 2,381 new COVID-19 cases were detected in the last 24 hours.
The health official said the recovery count rose to 10,597 after another 816 patients were released from hospitals in the same period.
She also informed that a total of 11439 samples were tested at 52 authorised labs across the country during that time.
Bangladesh confirmed the first coronavirus death on March 18, ten days after the detection of the first COVID-19 cases.
