Staff Reporter :
The number of new COVID-19 infections in Bangladesh rose by 1,273 on Sunday, the highest daily increase since March 8.
Dr Nasima Sultana, a senior Health Ministry official, told an online media briefing that 1,273 new COVID-19 positive cases and 14 deaths were reported in the last 24 hours across Bangladesh.
She said the number of confirmed infections totalled 22,268 while fatalities stood at 328.
Previously Bangladesh recorded highest 1,202 cases in a 24-hour period on May 15.
According to the official, 8,114 samples were tested in the last 24 hours across Bangladesh.
She said the total number of recovered patients in the country now stands at 4,373 including 256 on Sunday.
Prof Dr Nasima Sultana, additional director general of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), said 256 more patients recovered from Covid-19 disease in the last 24 hours, taking the number of people making recovery to 4,373.
Prof Nasima said 8,114 were tested in 42 labs across the country in the last 24 hours. With this, a total of 175,228 samples have so far been tested in the country.
On Saturday, Bangladesh reported 16 deaths from coronavirus and 930 cases.
Meanwhile, the global death toll from coronavirus has reached 313,260 as of Sunday morning.
Besides, it has so far infected 4,721,828 people around the world, according to Worldometer.
Of the currently infected 2,596,432 patients, 2,551,605 are in mild condition, which is 80 percent, while 44,827 or 2 percent remain in critical condition.
So far, 1,812,136 people have made recovery from the disease.
The virus is currently affecting 213 countries and territories around the world and two international conveyances.
The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the coronavirus crisis a pandemic on March 11.
