New Delhi (NVI): Five more coronavirus cases have been reported in Bangladesh, taking the total number of positive cases to 44, according to the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR).
While the death toll from the disease has remained unchanged at five, a total of 11 people have fully recovered from the disease.
Of the five newly-infected ones, one is an imported case, three came in contact with infected patients and information about another is still unavailable, according to United News of Bangladesh.
IEDCR Director Professor Meerjady Sabrina Flora said in a press briefing yesterday that the 5 newly-infected people are male.
The IEDCR will soon launch district-level hotline numbers to help people contact it easily.
Prof Flora also said samples will be collected from wider range of citizens from now on.
