Coronavirus death toll rises to 6 in B’desh, positive cases surge to 54
the Western countries.
He also said that China was providing protective equipment and ventilators to Pakistan on priority basis after controlling the virus in its own worstaffected Hubei province.
Meanwhile, the number of Coronavirus cases in Pakistan rose to 2,112 on Wednesday, indicating an upward trend despite efforts by the government to contain the pandemic.
According to reports, Punjab province had 748 cases, Sindh 709, Khyber-pakhtunkhwa 253, Balochistan 158, Gilgit-baltistan 184, Islamabad 54 and Pakistanoccupied Kashmir 6.
So far, 26 people have died due to the virus and 82 have recovered, while another 10 are in critical condition.
The increase in the number of cases showed that there was little impact of the measures, including partial lockdown, taken so far to reduce the spread of the disease.
DHAKA: Bangladesh on Wednesday confirmed another death from the novel coronavirus, taking the death toll in the country to six while the number of positive cases rose to 54 with health authorities expressing fear that community level transmission might have begun on a limited scale.
Bangladesh has extended the ongoing nationwide lockdown to April 9 to curb the spread of the deadly virus, which has claimed over 40,000
lives across the globe.
The tally of infections in Bangladesh rose to 54 after three more people tested positive for the virus in the
last 24 hours, said Health Minister Zahid Malik on Wednesday.
Among the infected cases, 26 have recovered and returned home, the minister told the bdnews.