Photo: Mahmud Hossain OpuTotal number of confirmed Covid-19 cases climbs to 13,770The death toll from Covid-19 has climbed to 214 with eight people — all men — dying in the 24 hours till 8am on Saturday. Bangladesh confirmed the first Covid-19 death on March 18, ten days after the detection of the first three coronavirus cases. Highest infection figure keeps Dhaka division at the topWith 58.28% of all Bangladesh Covid-19 patients in the capital city alone, Dhaka division had 9,177 patients as of yesterday — the highest in the country. Dengue and suspected Covid-19 patients both have fever as a symptom. The number of dengue patients between January and March this year was nearly four times higher than that recorded over the same period last year.

Source: Dhaka Tribune May 09, 2020 08:41 UTC