Fifteen more people died from coronavirus in Bangladesh in the last 24 hours till Friday, taking the death toll in the country to 75.
Besides, 266 more people tested positive for coronavirus during the period, taking the number of such cases in the country to 1,838.
Coronavirus Update in Bangladesh
Update on: (17-April-2020)
| Status | New | Total |
| Cases | 266 | 1838 |
| Death | 15 | 75 |
| Recovered | 9 | 58 |
| Test | 2190 | 19,193 |
Health Minister Zahid Maleque came up with the disclosure joining the daily health bulletin of the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR).
He said 2,190 samples were tested during period.
The minister said nine more patients made recovery in the last 24 hours, taking the number of those have already recovered to 58.
On Thursday, Bangladesh reported 10 more deaths from coronavirus and 341 new cases.
Meanwhile, the global death toll from coronavirus has reached 145,521 as of Friday morning.
Besides, it has so far infected 2,182,197 people around the world, according to Worldometer.
Of them, 1,489,381 are currently being treated and 56,558 of them are in serious or critical condition.
So far 547,295 patients have recovered.
Coronavirus is affecting 210 countries and territories around the world and two international conveyances.
The World Health Organisation declared the coronavirus crisis a pandemic on March 11.