14 deaths with 887 infections in last 24 hour

In the last 24 hours until Sunday morning Bangladesh confirmed 14 deaths from the novel coronavirus, increasing the body count to 228.

This is the second highest single-day count of contagious fatalities. So far the highest single-day toll is at 15, recorded on April 17.

However, the highest single day cases from coronavirus infection were reported in Bangladesh as 887 more people tested positive in the last 24 hours.

The number of total confirmed cases sprung to 14,657 with the latest figure.

Prof Dr Nasima Sultana, Additional Director General of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), disclosed the information in the daily online health bulletin, held at the Management Information System (MIS) on Sunday afternoon.

In the last 24 hours, thirty-six coronavirus testing laboratories across the country, tested 5,738 samples, she added.

Some 236 more coronavirus infected patients were released from various hospitals after making full recovery from the extremely infectious disease in the past 24 hours, she said, adding that a total of 2,650 have returned to their homes after full recovery from different hospitals.