37 Corona deaths, 1,861 fresh cases

Bangladesh has recorded 37 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) deaths and 1,861 fresh cases in the last 24 hours, said a press release of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) on Thursday.

A total of 16,265 samples were tested at 140 authorized laboratories across the country during the time.

The recovery count rose to 4,10,452 after another 4,486 patients were discharged from the hospitals during the period, it said.

The death toll from the pandemic rose to 6,967, the release said, adding the tally of infections has surged to 4,85,965.

Of the total sample tests in the past 24 hours, 11.44 percent tested positive, while 16.60 percent cases were detected from the total tests conducted so far, the release added.

Among the total infections, 84.46 percent patients have recovered, while 1.43 percent died so far since the first COVID-19 positive cases were reported in the country on March 8.