Covid-19: 39 die, 2,401 infected, 3,624 recover in 24 hours

Thirty-nine people have died from Covid-19 in the country during the last 24 hours, according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

The total number of deaths has now reached 3,861 and the death rate stands at 1.33 percent.

Two thousand four hundred and one people have tested positive for Covid-19 in that period, adds the press release. 

The total number of positive cases so far in the country stands at 2,90,360 and the current positivity rate is 18.55 percent.

The total positivity rate stands at 20.44 percent, according to the release.

Bangladesh is currently 16th in the list of worst-affected countries in the world in terms of the number of cases.

The position is one step behind Pakistan and one step ahead of Italy, according to worldometer.info.

A total of 12,843 samples were tested in 86 labs across the country in the last 24 hours.

Meanwhile, 3,624 Covid-19 patients have recovered over that duration.

The total number of recoveries stands at 1,72,615 and the recovery rate at 59.45 percent.

Five hundred and eighty people were put under isolation in the last 24 hours, the release added.

Among the deceased, 27 were male and 12 were female. One was aged between 21-30 years old, four within 31-40 years old, four between 41-50, five within 51-60 and 25 were above 60 years old.