14 more die, 1,274 infected with Covid-19
Fourteen more people have died from Covid-19 in the 24 hours ending at 8:00am yesterday, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
With this, the total number of deaths has now reached 5,660 and the death rate stands at 1.46 percent.
During the same period, at least 1,274 new infections were recorded after 11,866 samples were tested, taking the total number of Covid-19 patients to 3,88,569, added the release.
Meanwhile, a total of 1,674 patients have recovered from the virus, taking the total number of recoveries to 3,03,972.
The current recovery rate stands at 78.23 percent, the release reads.
Bangladesh is currently 17th on the list of worst affected countries in the world in terms of the number of cases.
The nation's position is one step behind Italy and one step ahead of Indonesia, according to worldometers.info.
Among the 14 dead, 12 were men and two women. One was between 31-40 years old, three within 51-60 and 10 others were above 60 years old, added the release.
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