22 more die, 692 get Covid-19

Bangladesh witnessed 22 more deaths and 692 new cases of Covid-19 in past 24 hours until yesterday morning.

The infection tally stood at 521,382 with the new cases.

So far, a total of 7,756 people have lost their lives and 466,064 recovered from the disease since the first death was reported in the country on March 18.

The country saw a daily infection rate of 5.36 percent with 89.39 percent recovery and 1.49 deaths.

Until now, 3,344,399 tests, including 12,524 new ones, have been carried out.

The overall infection rate stood at 15.59 percent and 89.39 percent have recovered so far, the Directorate General of Health Services said.

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.