77 new virus deaths,
a daily record
The death toll hits 9,661 as caseload surges by 5,343 in 24 hours to 678,937
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Bangladesh
- Infection: 678,937
- Recovery: 572,378
- Death: 9,661
Source: IEDCR
World
- Infection: 134,719,328
- Recovery: 76,537,874
- Death: 2,915,972
Source: Johns Hopkins University
77 new virus deaths,
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Abdur Rashid, a 77-year-old COVID-19 patient, is taken out of an ambulance at Mugda General Hospital in Dhaka on Saturday, Apr 10, 2021. He was denied admission to two private hospitals earlier. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
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The grandson of Abdur Rashid, a 77-year-old COVID-19 patient, holds an oxygen mask over the septuagenarian's face at the emergency department of Mugda General Hospital in Dhaka on Saturday, Apr 10, 2021. He arrived there after being denied admission to two private hospitals earlier. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
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Gurucharan Sarker, a resident of Dhaka's Meradia, had undergone treatment at a private hospital in Banasree for the last three days after contracting the coronavirus. He was moved to Mugda General Hospital after his condition deteriorated on Saturday, Apr 10, 2021. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
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Commuters cross a bridge in Dhaka's Aminbazar on foot to reach their destinations on Saturday, Apr 10, 2021, amid an exodus from the capital ahead of a new lockdown with stricter rules scheduled to start from Apr 14. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
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Commuters cross a bridge in Dhaka's Aminbazar on foot to reach their destinations on Saturday, Apr 10, 2021, amid an exodus from the capital ahead of a new lockdown with stricter rules scheduled to start from Apr 14. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
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Traffic was heavy in Dhaka's New Market area despite an ongoing coronavirus-induced lockdown in the country, Apr 9, 2021. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
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People crowding Dhaka's New Market area after the government decided to allow stores and shopping malls to remain open during the ongoing coronavirus-induced lockdown, subject to compliance with "strict health rules", Apr 9, 2021. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
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Shoppers gather at the sidewalk shops in front of Dhaka's New Market during the coronavirus-induced lockdown, Apr 9, 2021. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
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Dhaka's New Market brimming with shoppers after shops allowed to remain open during the ongoing coronavirus-induced lockdown. However, most people ignored the physical distancing rules imposed by the government in the wake of the surge in coronavirus cases and deaths. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
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People visiting Dhaka's New Market with children amid an ongoing lockdown in the country to curb the spread of the coronavirus, Apr 9, 2021. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
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Shops and markets have reopened on the fifth day of the week-long as shoppers thronged Dhaka's New Market area on Friday, Apr 9, 2021. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
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Buyers gather at Dhaka's New Market in Dhaka after the government allowed shops and shopping malls to remain open during the ongoing coronavirus-induced lockdown, subject to compliance with ‘strict hygiene rules’. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
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Shoppers crowd the New Market in Dhaka on Friday, Apr 9, 2021. The government allowed all stores and shopping malls to reopen altering the lockdown rules following protests by shop owners and employees. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
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Shoppers crowd the New Market in Dhaka on Friday, Apr 9, 2021. The government allowed all stores and shopping malls to reopen altering the lockdown rules following protests by shop owners and employees. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
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