The tally of infections surged past 5,000 in the same period after another 418 people tested positive for COVID-19 from 3,476 samples, DGHS Additional Director General Nasima Sultana said on Sunday. Infections have been reported in more than 210 countries and territories since the first cases were identified in China in December 2019. “Most of the people who tested positive for COVID-19 received treatment at home but the count only includes those who were discharged from hospitals,” Nasima said. She later tested positive for COVID-19,” Nasima said. Bangladesh reported its first cases of the virus on Mar 8 with the authorities testing 46,589 samples since then.

Source: bd News24 April 26, 2020 08:48 UTC