37 more die, 1,799 infected
At least 37 people have died from Covid-19 in 24 hours ending at 8:00am yesterday, according to a press release issued by the DGHS.
With this, the total number of deaths has reached 7,089 and the death rate 1.44 percent.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. In the same 24 hours, a total of 1,799 new infections were recorded, taking the total number of people infected to 4,92,332, the release added.
Against a total of 16,828 tests in those 24 hours, the positivity rate was 10.69 percent, while the overall positivity rate was 16.49 percent.
In the 24 hours, a total of 2,949 Covid-19 patients have recovered, taking the total number of recoveries to 4,23,845. This was around 86.09 percent of all confirmed cases.
Among the 37 deceased, 27 were men and 10 were women.
Two of them were aged between 41 and 50 years, eight between 51 and 60, and 27 were above 60 years, added the release.
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