Dhaka: Bangladesh’s single-day COVID-19 deaths and cases surpassed previous records on Monday with 164 more fatalities and 9,964 fresh infections, forcing the government to extend the nationwide lockdown by one more week.
...Record COVID-19 cases, deaths force Bangladesh govt to extend lockdown
According to officials, the coronavirus has so far claimed 15,229 lives and infected 954,881 people in the country.