Bangladesh yesterday reported 77 more coronavirus-related deaths and 2,955 new cases as the country grapples with the second wave of the virus.

The daily infection rate dropped to 10.48 percent from Tuesday's 12.51 percent, but the mortality rate rose to 1.50 percent.

So far 754,614 cases and 11,305 deaths have been recorded, the Directorate General of Health Services said in a handout.

The number of recoveries now stands at 672,319, including 5,392 new ones in 24 hours till yesterday morning. This means, 89.09 percent of the patients have recovered.

Bangladesh has so far tested 5,423,730 samples, including 28,206 in the same 24-hour period.

The country reported its first novel coronavirus cases on March 8 last year and the first death on March 18.

DEATHS, CASES SOAR

In the last 28 days, Bangladesh has seen 2,259 coronavirus-related deaths, making it the most fatal month since the outbreak began last year.

The virus claimed 568 lives in January this year, 281 in February and 638 in March.

Dhaka division remains the worst-hit region, registering most of the deaths -- 6,610 or 58.47 percent.

Forty-six of the 77 deaths reported yesterday are from Dhaka division and nine from Chattogram division.