Bangladesh has recorded 1,018 new cases of the coronavirus, the highest daily count in two months, taking the tally of infections to 553,105.
The death toll climbed to 8,496 after seven fatalities were registered in the 24 hours to 8 am Wednesday, according to data released by the government.
The number of fresh recoveries outpaced active cases in the same period as another 1,264 patients recovered from the disease at home and in hospital care, bringing the total to 506,613.
As many as 17,032 samples were tested across the country in the last 24 hours, yielding a positivity rate of 5.98 percent.
The latest official figures put the recovery rate at 91.59 percent, while the mortality rate stands at 1.54 percent.
Source:bdnews24.com
