The death toll from the disease climbed to 298 after 15 new fatalities were registered in the 24 hours to 8 am Friday, according to government data. A total of 8,582 samples were tested, the most in a single day, at 41 authorised labs across the country, she added. Infections have been reported in more than 210 countries and territories since the first cases were identified in China in December 2019. Among the latest deaths in Bangladesh, seven were men and two women. Another 269 people were sent into isolation in the last 24 hours, taking the total to 2,748.

Source: bd News24 May 15, 2020 08:48 UTC