News Desk :
Bangladesh has recorded 512 new cases of Covid-19 in a daily count, taking the tally of infections to 1,585,539.
The death toll rose to 28,072 after two deaths were registered in the 24 hours to 8:00 am on Friday, according to the latest government data.
Dhaka recorded the most cases among the eight divisions, logging 429 infections, reports bdnews24.com
Nationwide, another 290 people recovered from the illness, bringing the total number of recoveries to 1,549,101.
As many as 18,673 samples were tested across the country, for a positivity rate of 2.74 per cent. The latest figures put the recovery rate at 97.70 per cent and the mortality rate at 1.77 per cent.
Globally, over 286.57 million people have been infected by the novel coronavirus and 5.43 million have died, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University.
Infections have been reported in more than 210 countries and territories since the first cases were identified in China in December 2019. UNB adds: Bangladesh logged
two Covid-linked deaths with 512 fresh infections in 24 hours till Friday morning.
With the detection of the fresh cases after testing 18,522 samples, the daily-case positivity rate increased to 2.74 per cent from Thursday’s 2.25 per cent during the period, said the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
The fresh numbers reported on Friday took the country’s total fatalities to 28,072 while the caseload mounted to 15,85,539.
Meanwhile, the mortality rate remained static at 1.77 per cent during the period.
Besides, the recovery rate declined to 97.70 per cent with the recovery of 290 more patients during the 24-hour period.
Bangladesh reported daily Covid cases above 500 after two months. On October 13, the country logged 518 new Covid cases with 17 deaths.
Meanwhile, three more Covid cases of the Omicron variant have been detected in Bangladesh, raising the total tally to seven, according to GISAID, a global initiative on sharing all influenza data, shared the results on Wednesday.
On December 9, Bangladesh again logged zero Covid-related death after nearly three weeks as the pandemic was apparently showing signs of easing.
The country reported this year’s first zero Covid death in a single day on November 20 along with 178 infections since the pandemic broke out in Bangladesh in March 2020.
Bangladesh reported the highest number of daily fatalities of 264 on August 5 this year, while the highest daily caseload was 16,230 on July 28 this year.
