Bangladesh logs 3,141 more virus cases as only 14,505 samples tested

A total of 32 more patients died of coronavirus and another 3,141 people were diagnosed with COVID-19 infection in Bangladesh in the last 24 hours as of Sunday.

Additional director general of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) Nasima Sultana said this at a regular online briefing in the afternoon.

The death toll now stands at 1,171 and the latest figures take the total number of infections in the country to 87,520 according to the briefing.

Across the country 903 more patients made recovery, Nasima Sultana said adding that so far 18,730 people have recovered from the deadly disease.

She also said a total of 14,505 samples were tested in the last 24 hours. Of them, 3,141 were diagnosed with coronavirus which is 21.65 per cent.