Covid-19: Total number of infections crosses 3 lakh mark
The total number of people infected with Covid-19 in Bangladesh so far has reached 3,02,147, with 2,519 new infections recorded in last 24 hours, according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
The current positivity rate is 16.72 percent, while the total positivity rate stands at 20.34 percent.
Fifty-four people have died in the meantime, taking the total number of deaths to 4,082, according to the release.
The death rate now stands at 1.35 percent.
A total of 15,070 samples were tested across the country in the last 24 hours.
Meanwhile, 3,427 Covid-19 patients have recovered in the last 24 hours.
The total number of recoveries stands at 1,90,183, and the recovery rate at 62.94 percent.
Six hundred and fifty-three people were put under isolation in the last 24 hours, the release added.
Among the deceased, 39 were male and 15 were female, while three were aged between 31-40, eight between 41-50, 14 within 51-60 and 29 were above 60 years old.
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