Eight more die, 387 infected with coronavirus

Eight more coronavirus-related deaths and 387 fresh cases were recorded in the country in the 24 hours ending at 8:00am.

The national case tally soared to 538,765, including 8,229 fatalities. The mortality rate stood at 1.53 percent, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said in a handout.

Until morning, 484,573 patients (89.94 percent of the total reported cases) have recovered.

Bangladesh reported its first Coronavirus cases on March 8 and the first death on March 18 last year.

So far, 3,777,242 samples, including 14,468 in the past 24 hours, have been tested.

Currently, the DGHS said, the daily Covid-19 infection rate stands at 2.67 percent.