Bangladesh reported 39 more deaths of Covid-19 in a span of 24 hours which brought the death toll to 1,621.
Besides, 3,946 more cases detected in the same span which bringing the tally of infections to 126,606, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said on Thursday.
“Another 1,829 COVID-19 patients recovered at home and in hospital care in the last 24 hours. With this, the count of total recoveries are now stand at 51,495,” DGHS Additional Director General Professor Dr. Nasima Sultana said in a press briefing.
She said that the rate of recovery from the disease currently stands at 40.69 percent while the mortality rate is 1.28 percent.
The DGHS official said that among the latest fatalities, 32 were men and seven women.
She said that of the deceased 28 passed away at hospitals, while 11 died at their homes.
Dr. Sultana said, total 17,999 samples were tested at 66 authorised labs across the country in the span with 21.92 percent returning positive reports.
Bangladesh reported the first case of the virus infection on March 8 and registered its first death of the diseases on March 18.
