Dhaka, Aug. 9 -- The number of confirmed coronavirus patients in Bangladesh surged to 257,600 on Sunday as the country registered 2,487 fresh cases testing 10,759 samples in 85 labs in the last 24 hours.

Meanwhile, thirty four more people died from Covid-19 during the period. Among the fatalities, thirty one were male and the rest were female, the health directorate said.

With the latest, the death toll from the lethal disease now stands at 3,399.

Nasima Sultana, additional director general (admin) at the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), disclosed the information while briefing the media live on the daily Covid-19 bulletin.

Besides, a total of 1,766 people recovered from the contagion during the 24 hours under review, ta...