Three thousand more beds will be added to hospitals across the country in the wake of sharp rise in coronavirus cases, said Health Minister Zahid Maleque on Wednesday. The minister revealed this while responding to questions from reporters following a meeting on MBBS admission test at his ministry's conference room. Also read: Remain alert as Covid-19 infection rising: Health Minister “The number of Covid patients need to be reduced fast. If the current rate of virus infection continues, it won’t be possible to tackle the situation with the existing arrangements,” he said. "We’ve turned some non-Covid hospitals into Corona dedicated hospitals. We’ve also issued instructions to increase beds at Lalkuthi Hospital, Mohanagar Hospital, Government Employees Hospital and Kurmitola Hospital," the minister said. Outside Dhaka, the concerned authorities in Tongi, Gazipur and Tangail have also been asked to take necessary measures, he said, adding, “If we can do these, we’ll be able to create 3000 new beds.”

Bangladesh on Saturday recorded the highest number of deaths due to  COVID-1  as 28 more patients died in the last 24 hours, raising the death tally to 610.    The country also saw further rise in coronavirus cases with the detection of 1,764 new cases during the same period, taking the total number of cases to 44,608.    Prof Dr Nasima Sultana, Additional Director General of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) came up with the disclosure at its daily health bulletin.   Across the country 360 more patients made recovery, she said adding that so far 9,375 people have recovered from the disease.