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Another 219 new infections were detected in the same period, taking the tally of positive tests to 1,231, said Health Minister Zahid Malik on Wednesday.
Another seven patients have recovered and gone home in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of recovered patients to 49, said Zahid.
The health minister also expressed his condolences over the death of Sylhet Medical College's Dr Md Moinuddin, who became the first physician to succumb to the disease in Bangladesh.