Bangladesh on Wednesday recorded 37 more deaths from the novel coronavirus and 3,462 new cases overnight.
During the period of 24 hours till 8am, some 2031 patients were released from the hospitals.
With that, the number of total cases surged to 122,660 in Bangladesh since the detection of first three cases on March 8. Of them, 1,582 died and 49,666 recovered.
Additional Director General for Health Prof Nasima Sultana told a virtual media briefing that they had tested 16,433 samples at 66 laboratories across the country during the time.
Among the total infections, 40.49 percent patients have recovered while 1.29 percent died so far.
Bangladesh confirmed the first death on March 18. The WHO declared the disease pandemic on March 11.
Prof Nasima urged the people to abide by health rules such as wearing masks, avoiding body contacts and washing hands with soap to keep the infection away.
“We can reuse cloth-made masks after washing by detergents or soaps,” she said.
Among the latest 37 deaths, 28 are male and nine female. Two are in his 20s, two in their 30s, three in their 40s, 12 in their 50s, nine in their 60s, eight in their 70s and one is between 10 years and 20 years.
According to the division-wise data, 10 deaths took place in Dhaka division, nine in Chattogram division, six in Rajshahi division and seven in Khulna division while rests are in other divisions.
Thirty four died at hospitals while three at their homes.
Currently, 63,960 people are quarantined across Bangladesh – including 2,631 newly-quarantined individuals. A total of 283,331 people have completed their quarantine course.
The authorities placed 749 new individuals suspected of having Covid-19 into isolation in the last 24 hours, bringing the total to 13,158 after 8,703 left.
The government urges people to contact hotline and mobile numbers - 16263; 333; 10655 and 01944333222 – for Covid19 related services.
Prof Nasima said nearly 75 percent Covid19 patients are taking treatment from their homes, and many of them are being cured every day after receiving treatment through hotlines.
