Bangladesh has recorded 1,908 new cases of the coronavirus in a daily count, taking the tally of infections so far to 460,619.
The death toll surged to 6,580 after 36 fatalities were registered in the 24 hours to 8 am Saturday, the government said in a statement.
The number of new recoveries outpaced active cases in the same period as another 2,209 patients recovered from the disease at home and in hospital care, bringing the total to 375,885.
As many as 14,012 samples were tested at 118 authorised labs in the last 24 hours, yielding a positivity rate of 13.62 percent, according to data released by the health directorate.
The latest official figures put the recovery rate at 81.60 percent, while the mortality rate stands at 1.43 percent.
Source: bdnews24.com
