Bangladesh reports 35 more COVID-19 deaths

The death tally from coronavirus in Bangladesh rose to 4,447 on Saturday as the health authorities recorded 35 more deaths in the last 24 hours.

The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said the number of confirmed cases soared to 323,565 as 1,950 new cases were detected after testing 12,847 samples during the period. the Directorate General of Health Services

The health authorities also announced 1,661 recoveries during the period, taking the total number of recovered patients to 217,852, said DGHS in a press release.

A total of 93 labs are now testing samples of suspected Covid-19 patients in Bangladesh.

The country reported its first coronavirus cases on March 8 and the first death on March 18.