Bangladesh’s COVID-19 cases reach new daily high of 790 in 24 hours

Dhaka: The number of new COVID-19 infections in Bangladesh rose by 790 Wednesday, the highest daily increase since March 8.

Nasima Sultana, a senior Health Ministry official, told an online press conference that “790 new COVID-19 positive cases and three deaths were reported in the last 24 hours across Bangladesh.”

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She said the number of confirmed infections in the country totalled 11,719 while fatalities stood at 186, Xinhua news agency reported.

Bangladesh recorded 790 cases in a 24-hour period Tuesday.

According to the official, 6,241 samples were tested in the last 24 hours across Bangladesh.

IANS