Bangladesh has logged 1,493 new cases of the novel coronavirus infection in a daily count, taking the tally so far to 403,079.
The death toll climbed to 5,861 after 23 fatalities were registered in the 24 hours to 8 am Wednesday, according to government data.
The number of new recoveries outpaced active cases in the same period as another 1,610 patients recovered from COVID-19. It brings the total to 319,733.
A total of 12,357 samples were tested at 111 authorised labs across the country in the last 24 hours, yielding a positivity rate of 12.08 percent, according to data released by the health directorate.
The official figures put the recovery rate at 79.32 percent, while the mortality rate stands at 1.45 percent.
Source: bdnews24.com
