Total cases rise to 172,134; death toll jumps to 2,197
UNB:The death toll from coronavirus in Bangladesh mounted to 2,197 on Wednesday as the health authorities confirmed the death of 46 more patients in the last 24 hours.
Besides, 3,489 new Covid-19 cases were detected after testing 15,672 samples, taking the total confirmed coronavirus cases to 1,72,134.
Additional Director General of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) Prof Dr Nasima Sultana came up with the disclosure at its daily health bulletin.
Besides, 2,736 more people made recovery during the period, she said.
Bangladesh reported its first cases on March 8. The number of cases has spiked in recent weeks.
Coronavirus cases were first reported in China in December last year.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) declared the coronavirus crisis a pandemic on March 11.
