Bangladesh reports 70 more Covid deaths

The number of detected novel coronavirus cases in Bangladesh, according to the government, on Friday rose to 1,510,283 as 3,167 more cases were reported, after testing 29,4438 samples, including rapid antigen tests, in the last 24 hours.

During that time 70 more Covid-19 patients died, raising the total deaths in the country to 26,432, said a press release of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) on Friday.

The rate of detection in the last 24 hours until 8:00 am was 10.76 per cent.

The health directorate today said a total of 4,697 people recovered from the highly infectious disease in the last 24 hours, taking the number of the total recovery to 1,442,582.