55 districts under partial or complete lockdown
The government has put 55 districts of the country under partial or complete lockdown to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus.
The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) published the updated list of the districts on Saturday night.
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The 38 districts that are completely locked down are -
- Gazipur
- Gopalganj
- Kishoreganj
- Madaripur
- Narayanganj
- Narsingdi
- Rajbari
- Shariatpur
- Tangail
- Munshiganj
- Mymensingh
- Netrokona
- Jamalpur
- Sherpur
- Cox's Bazar
- Noakhali
- Lakshmipur
- Chandpur
- Cumilla
- Brahmanbaria
- Rajshahi
- Naogaon
- Joypurhat
- Rangpur
- Gaibandha
- Lalmonirhat
- Nilphamari
- Dinajpur
- Thakurgaon
- Panchagarh
- Chuadanga
- Barisal
- Barguna
- Pirojpur
- Sylhet
- Sunamganj
- Habiganj
- Moulvibazarand
The 17 districts under partial lockdown are -
- Dhaka
- Faridpur
- Manikganj
- Chattogram
- Bandarban
- Feni
- Bogura
- Pabna
- Sirajganj
- Kurigram
- Khulna
- Bagerhat
- Jashore
- Narail
- Bhola
- Patuakhali
- Jhalokathi
The death toll has risen to 91 from the virus – and a total of 2,456 people have been infected so far in the country.
