2686 more diagnosed with covid-19, 30 new deaths

As per today (11 July), 181,129 patients diagnosed with Covid-19 were reported in Bangladesh with 2686 new patients being positively screened over the last 24 hours.

This announcement was broadcast on Saturday by health authorities along with the news of 30 more deaths suffered for this virus, taking the total death to 2305.

Professor Dr Nasima Sultana, Additional Director General of Health Directorate, said while presenting the regular online briefing on Saturday.

In the last 24 hours, 11,193 samples were examined and out of them 2686 got positive results for the virus. 

Besides, 1628 more have made recovery from the disease, raising the total number to 88,034, she said. 

The deadly virus spread to 213 countries and territories, killing some 557,134 people globally, according to Worldometer, a website which compiles number of new coronavirus cases and deaths from it.

As many as 126,39,696 people worldwide caught the virus. Among them, 73,77,783 people recovered from the virus, the website said.