Virus spreads to 15 districts; four clusters seen in BD

Coronavirus has spread to 15 districts of Bangladesh with four clusters detected in Dhaka, Narayanganj, Madaripur and Gaibandha, Director General of Health Services Abul Kalam Azad said while detaillng on the district-wise data of coronavirus infection on Monday.The number of known coronavirus cases jumped to 123 with 35 new ones detected in 24 hours. The death toll rose to 12 with three new fatalities.
Medical workers collected specimens from 4,011 suspected patients, including 468 in the past day, and conducted test on all the specimens, according to the Health Directorate DG.
The Directorate General of Health Services has launched a control room, which is open round the clock, as part of efforts to stem the spread of the coronavirus.
Azad said he had information on 121 of the COVID-19 patients, including 33 who have recovered.
Dhaka district tops the list with 68 COVID-19 cases, including 64 in the capital alone. Narayanganj recorded 23 coronavirus cases and Madaripur 11 plus Gaibandha five.
The global death toll from coronavirus reached 74,697 on Tuesday morning.
There have been 1,346,566 confirmed cases around the world after the highly contagious disease was first reported in China in December last year, according to worldometer.
Of those infected, 993,174 are currently being treated with 47,256 being in serious or critical condition.
So far, 353,392 people have recovered..
The World Health Organization declared the coronavirus crisis a pandemic on March 11.
Bangladesh on Monday reported three more coronavirus deaths and 35 new cases. The country has so far confirmed 123 cases.
Narayanganj is considered a virus hotspot now with 12 of new patients detected in the district. The three new deaths also include two patients there.
Meerjady Sabrina Flora, director of the government’s disease control agency IEDCR, said the local authorities in Narayanganj bolstered efforts to keep people at home and ensure home quarantine of the close contacts.