The death toll from coronavirus rose to 50 in Bangladesh as the country confirmed four more fatalities on Wednesday.
The tally of infections also soared to 1231 after 219 people tested positive in the last 24 hours.
Heath Minister Zahid Maleque came up with the disclosure joining the daily COVID-19 bulletin of the health directorate.
Besides, seven corona patients made recovery during the period under review. With the latest, the total number of recovered patients now stands at 49, said Prof Dr Nasima Sultana, additional director general of the Directorate General (Administration) of Health Services (DGHS.
A total of 1740 samples were tested from across the country in the past 24 hours, Prof Nasima added.