7 more coronavirus patients die, 497 test positive in 24hrs: DGHS

Bangladesh on Monday reported seven more people died from Covid-19 while 497 detected as coronavirus positive in the last 24 hours, Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said.
“With the new cases, the death toll reached to 152, while the total number of infected has stand now at 5,913,” said Professor Dr Nasima Sultana, Additional Director General (administration) of Directorate General of Health Services, in a press briefing in Dhaka.
She said that total 3,812 people were tested across the country since Sunday, which is 9.66 percent more than the previous day.
Besides, nine more people have recovered taking the total recovery number to 131, the DGHS official said hinting that the recovery number is actually higher as they have the tally of only those who recovered through treatment at different hospitals.
Of the seven deceased, six were male while five were from Dhaka, one from Sylhet and one from Rajshahi.
Five of them were over 60 years old, one between 40-51, and one a child under 10.
In the last 24 hours, a total of 85 people were put in isolation around the country, Dr Sultana said.
No Covid-19 patients have been detected in four districts so far — Khagrachhari, Rangamati, Satkhira and Natore, she added.