Covid deaths, infections rising rapidly in Bangladesh
June 24, 2021
Bangladesh desk: Bangladesh on Thursday observed rapid rises in Covid cases as 6,058 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours.
A total of 81 Covid patients died in the last 24 hours increasing the death toll from the pandemic to 13,868.
Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) in its statement on said, “The tally of infections has surged to 872,935 as 6,058 new cases were confirmed in the last 24 hours and 81 people died of Covid-19 during the period.”
Bangladesh recorded the highest number of Covid-19 fatality on April 19 this year when the virus killed 112 people in a day.
The DGHS said Bangladesh’s Covid-19 confirmed cases crossed 5,000 mark on March 29, 2021 and 6,000 mark on April 1, 2021 while it surpassed 7,000 mark on April 4, 2021.
The country recorded 7,626 Covid-19 cases on April 7 this year, the highest daily spike since the outbreak of the pandemic, it added.
