Health authorities on Sunday confirmed the death of 55 more people due to deadly COVID-19 in a span of 24 hours which mounted the death toll in Bangladesh to 2,052.   Another 2,738 new patients were diagnosed with coronavirus during the period, raising the total number to 1,62,417.   The daily infection rate on Sunday was recorded 19.57 percent.   Additional Director General of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) Prof Dr Nasima Sultana came up with the disclosure at its daily health bulletin.

Health authorities on Saturday reported  the death of 29 more people due to deadly COVID-19 in a span of 24 hours, which is the lowest number of death in a day that the country registered since June 1.