Bangladesh has recorded 418 new cases of the coronavirus in a daily count, taking the tally of infections so far to 539,571.
The death toll climbed to 8,248 after nine fatalities were registered in the 24 hours to 8 am Thursday, according to data released by the government.
Another 681 people recovered from the illness through treatment at home and in hospital care in the same period, bringing the tally of recoveries to 485,971.
As many as 15,776 samples were tested at 210 authorised labs across the country in the last 24 hours, yielding a positivity rate of 2.65 percent
The latest official figures put the recovery rate at 90.07 percent, while the mortality rate stands at 1.53 percent.
Source: bdnews24.com
