Staff Reporter :
The country on Thursday registered 39 deaths from coronavirus in the last 24 hours, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), said.
Besides, 2,733 people were infected in the same span, according to the DGHS. “With the new fatalities, the death toll now stands at 2,496 and the death rate at 1.27 percent,” said Professor Dr Nasima Sultana, Additional Director
General (Administration) of the DGHS in a press briefing.
She said that 12,889 samples were tested in 80 authorised laboratories while the infection rate was 21.20 percent.
The DGHS official said that the total number of infections in the country has reached 1,96,323, and the total infection rate stands at 19.76 percent.
Dr. Sultana said that 1,940 Covid-19 patients have recovered in the last 24 hours, the total number of recoveries being 1,06,963, while the recovery rate is 54.48 percent.
She said that 867 people were put under isolation in the same period.
The DGHS official said that among the deceased, 31 were males of then 16 were from Dhaka, six from Chattogram, three from Sylhet, three from Rangpur, two from Barishal, one from Rajshahi and six were from Khulna division.
Of them, one was under 10, one between 11-20, two between 31-40, three between 41-50, 12 between 51-60, 15 between 61-70, four between 71-80 and one was below 90 years, Dr Nasima also said.
Country reported its first coronavirus infection on March 8 and first death on March 18.
The country is the 17th worst affected country in the world in respect of infections’ number.
The country on Thursday registered 39 deaths from coronavirus in the last 24 hours, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), said.
Besides, 2,733 people were infected in the same span, according to the DGHS. “With the new fatalities, the death toll now stands at 2,496 and the death rate at 1.27 percent,” said Professor Dr Nasima Sultana, Additional Director
General (Administration) of the DGHS in a press briefing.
She said that 12,889 samples were tested in 80 authorised laboratories while the infection rate was 21.20 percent.
The DGHS official said that the total number of infections in the country has reached 1,96,323, and the total infection rate stands at 19.76 percent.
Dr. Sultana said that 1,940 Covid-19 patients have recovered in the last 24 hours, the total number of recoveries being 1,06,963, while the recovery rate is 54.48 percent.
She said that 867 people were put under isolation in the same period.
The DGHS official said that among the deceased, 31 were males of then 16 were from Dhaka, six from Chattogram, three from Sylhet, three from Rangpur, two from Barishal, one from Rajshahi and six were from Khulna division.
Of them, one was under 10, one between 11-20, two between 31-40, three between 41-50, 12 between 51-60, 15 between 61-70, four between 71-80 and one was below 90 years, Dr Nasima also said.
Country reported its first coronavirus infection on March 8 and first death on March 18.
The country is the 17th worst affected country in the world in respect of infections’ number.
