DHAKA: Bangladesh on Tuesday (June 16) recorded the highest single-day fatality and coronavirus case, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
The country has reported 53 more deaths from coronavirus (Covid-19) infection in the last 24 hours, raising the death toll to 1,262.
Besides, 3,862 people tested positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours raising the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 94,481.
Prof Dr Nasima Sultana, additional director general of DGHS, came up with the information in an online regular health bulletin about the latest corona situation in the country.
As 2,237 patients recovered in last 24 hours, the number of total recovery reached 36,264, she also said.
In the last 24 hours, 61 coronavirus testing laboratories across the country tested 17,214 samples, Dr Nasima Sultana added.
Bangladesh reported its first croronaviurs case on March 8 while first death on March 18.
BDST: 1503 HRS, JUN 16, 2020
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