During this period, 199 patients were tested for Covid
At least three people died from Covid-19 in the 24 hours till 8:00am yesterday, taking the total number of deaths from the viral disease to 19 since January.
The daily number of coronavirus deaths has reached five, the highest this year.
Most districts still lack access to Covid-19 testing facilities, despite government efforts to expand them amid rising cases and deaths.
The lone diseased is a female patient from Dhaka Division
Two women died from Covid-19 and 15 new cases of the disease were reported in the 24 hours preceding 8:00am yesterday, according to the health directorate.
Eight cases from Dhaka Division, five from Chattogram Division, and two from Mymensingh Division
The DGHS today issued an 11-point directive to contain the spread of the virus across the country