Coronavirus cases cross 13,000-mark in Bangladesh

at 5:45 pm
Bangladesh lockdown

New Delhi (NVI): The total number of deaths from coronavirus continues to rise in Bangladesh as 7 more people died during the period, taking the total casualties in the country to 206.

Besides, a whopping 709 new cases of coronavirus infection were reported during this period, raising the number of such cases in the country to 13,134, according to United News of Bangladesh.

Across the country, there are 615 institutions currently ready to accommodate around 30,955 people for institutional quarantine.

In addition to this, Indian citizens stranded in Bangladesh due to the Covid-19 lockdown have started leaving for home, with 168 students leaving in the first phase by an Air India flight.

The batch of Indian citizens are students at various medical colleges in Dhaka, and were taken to Srinagar in India.