News Desk :
Bangladesh reported 264 Covid-19 deaths on Thursday, the highest single-day toll since the pandemic started in March last year.
With the latest number, the total fatalities from the disease surged to 21,902.
Besides, a total 12,744 people were diagnosed with the disease in the 24 hours to 8 am on Thursday, taking the total tally to 1,322,654, according to the latest government data.
Dhaka registered the most daily deaths and new cases among the eight divisions, logging 87 fatalities and 5,308 infections. Chattogram tallied 56 deaths and 3,357 cases, Khulna 35 deaths and 817 cases, and Sylhet 23 deaths and 713 cases.
Nationwide, another 15,786 people recovered from the illness, bringing the total number of recoveries to 1,156,943.
As many as 46,995 samples were tested across the country, for a positivity rate of 27.12 percent. The latest figures put the recovery rate at 87.47 percent and the mortality rate at 1.66 percent.
Vaccination
Till Thursday, a total of 12,577 people received the second dose of Oxford-Astrazeneca vaccine, taking the total to 4,331,362. Meanwhile, a total of 5,820,053 people the first dose of the vaccine till now. Additionally, 223,288 people received the first dose of Sinopharm vaccine during the same period, taking the total to 3,124,134 till now, while 79,393 people received the second dose.
Meanwhile, a total of 50,255 people received the first dose of the Pfizer vaccine. On the other hand, 1,182 people received second dose of the vaccine till 8am on Thursday, taking the total to 5,376.
Also, 89,248 people received the first dose of the Moderna vaccine taking the total number to 1,015,511.
The health authorities in Bangladesh reported the first three cases of Covid-19, a severe acute respiratory illness caused by a strain of coronavirus named Sars-CoV-2, on March 8, 2020.
The fast spreading coronavirus has claimed more than 4.2 million lives and infected over 201 million people across the world till Thursday afternoon, according to Worldometer.
As many as 181.13 million people have recovered from Covid-19, which has spread to 220 countries and territories across the planet.
