Five more people died from coronavirus in Bangladesh in the last 24 hours till Sunday, taking the death toll in the country to 145.

Besides, 418 more people tested positive for coronavirus during the period, raising the number of such cases in the country to 5,416.

Additional Director General (Admin) of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) Prof Nasima Sultana disclosed the latest figures of deaths and infections in a daily online bulletin on coronavirus situation in Dhaka Sunday afternoon.

“In the last 24 hours, we’ve carried out tests on 3,680 samples collected from across the country and 418 more patients have been diagnosed with coronavirus infection. The total number of infections has risen to 5,416. Five more people have died and the total death toll is 145,” she said.