Dhaka: Bangladesh has confirmed 341 new cases of the novel coronavirus, raising the tally of total affected persons 1572 in the country, DGHS said.
This is the biggest single-day surge so far in cases since the virus was first detected in Bangladesh on Mar 8.
The death toll from the virus rose to 60 after ten more patients died in the last 24 hours, said Prof Dr Nasima Sultana, additional director general (administration) of Directorate General of Health Services during an online briefing on Thursday afternoon.
This is the highest number of deaths due to Covid-19 in a day in the country.
The tally of recovery remains at 49 as no patient recovered in the last 24 hours.
In the last 24 hours, a total of 2,019 samples were tested.
Coronavirus is affecting 210 countries and territories around the world and two international conveyances.
