193,590 patients diagnosed with Covid-19 in Bangladesh

As per today (15 July), 193,590 patients diagnosed with Covid-19 were reported in Bangladesh with 3533 new patients being positively screened over the last 24 hours.

This announcement was broadcast on Tuesday by health authorities along with the news of 33 more deaths suffered for this virus, taking the total death to 2457.

Professor Dr Nasima Sultana, Additional Director General of Health Directorate, said while presenting the regular online briefing on Tuesday.

In the last 24 hours, 14,002 samples were examined and out of them 3533 got positive results for the virus. 

Besides, 1796 more have made recovery from the disease, raising the total number to 105,023, she said. 

The deadly virus spread to 213 countries and territories, killing some 581,623 people globally, according to Worldometer, a website which compiles number of new coronavirus cases and deaths from it.

As many as 134,77,067 people worldwide caught the virus. Among them, 78,70,255 people recovered from the virus, the website said.