Bangladesh’s confirmed coronavirus cases surged to 13,770 on Saturday after the health authorities announced the detection of 636 new patients in the last 24 hours.   “Besides, eight more deaths were reported during the period, taking the death toll in the country to 214,” Prof Dr Nasima Sultana, Additional Director General of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), said at its daily online briefing.   Dr Nasima Sultana said 35 labs tested 5,465 samples across the country in the last 24 hours.    She said another 313 patients have made recoveries within the period increasing the total number of recovered COVID-19 patients to 2,414.   

Bangladesh’s health authorities on Monday confirmed 497 new cases and reported the deaths of seven coronavirus patients in the last 24 hours.