Published on 12:00 AM, January 14, 2021

14 more die, 890 get Covid

Frontline health workers collecting samples from a boy to get him tested for coronavirus. The photo was taken yesterday afternoon at the outdoor section of Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College and Hospital. Many of the employees contracted the virus, recovered and returned to the testing process over the months. Photo: Anisur Rahman
Unb, Dhaka

With 890 new Covid-19 patients detected in the 24 hours ending at 8:00am yesterday, the total number of infections in the country rose to  524,910.

As per the latest data, the daily infection rate dropped to 5.66 percent.

The country recorded  8.29 percent infection rate on January 10, 7.52 percent on January 4, and 8.18 percent on January 1.

The country's fatality number rose to 7,833 with 14 deaths in the 24 hours.  The death rate stands at 1.49 percent.

So far, 3,40,1506 tests, including 16,338 new ones, have been carried out.

The overall infection rate stood at 15.43 percent, the Directorate General of Health Services said.

However, 469,522 patients – 89.45 percent – have recovered so far.

The country's infection number reached the 500,000-mark on December 20. The first cases were reported on March 8. The death toll exceeded 7,000 on December 12.

 

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