Bangladesh today reported 5,358 COVID-19 cases, the highest number in a single day, and it recorded 52 virus deaths, the highest number in over seven months.
“The tally of infections has surged to 6,11,295 as 5,358 new cases were confirmed in the last 24 hours,” a press release of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said.
A total of 52 COVID-19 patients died in the last 24 hours, increasing the death toll from the pandemic to 9,046.
Of the total sample tests in the past 24 hours, 19.90 percent tested positive, while 13.09 percent cases were detected from the total tests conducted so far, the release added.
A total of 26,931 samples were tested at 224 authorized laboratories across the country during the time.
The recovery count rose to 5,42,399 after another 2,219 patients were discharged from the hospitals during the period.
Among the total infections, 88.73 percent patients have recovered, while 1.48 percent died so far since the first COVID-19 positive cases were reported in the country on March 8, 2020.
During the late winter season, infection rate started decreasing sharply as the country reported 2.30 percent coronavirus positive cases on February 8 this year while the figure has surged significantly in recent times.
Source: BSS
