Bangladesh records 43 coronavirus deaths, 1,724 cases

Published: September 15, 2020 16:21:04 | Updated: September 15, 2020 17:56:57

The health authorities said 43 patients had died in the past 24 hours. During this period, 1,724 new cases were detected after testing 14,050 samples.

Currently, the death tally stands at 4,802 and the death rate at 1.41 per cent, reports UNB citing a handout from the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said.

Bangladesh reported its first cases on March 8 and the first death on March 18.

So far, the country has recorded 341,056 cases. Of them, 245,594 patients recovered.