Death toll in Bangladesh crosses 200 mark, coronavirus cases now 13,134
The death toll from coronavirus in Bangladesh has crossed 200 to 206 with seven more deaths in the last 24 hours till Friday.
Besides, 709 more coronavirus cases were detected in the country during the period, taking the total to 13,134.
Prof Dr Nasima Sultana, additional director general of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), came up with the disclosure in the daily online health bulletin at the Management Information System (MIS) in the afternoon.
The number of people making recovery has passed 2,000 to 2,101 as 191 more patients conquered Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, Prof Nasima said.
She said 5,841 samples were tested in the last 24 hours. With this, a total of 111,354 samples have so far been tested in the country, she said.
On Thursday, Bangladesh reported 13 more deaths from coronavirus and 706 new cases.