39 more die, 2,156 infected in 24 hours

The country saw a spike in daily Covid-19 deaths yesterday as the health authorities registered 39 deaths in 24 hours till 8:00am.

A total of 2,156 new infections and 2,302 recoveries were recorded during the 24-hour period.

With the latest count, the total tally of infection and death reached 454,146 and 6,487 respectively, said the Directorate General of Health Services.

The death and recovery rates stood at 1.43 percent and 81.29 percent respectively. So far, 369,179 Covid-19 patients have recovered.

Bangladesh reported its first novel coronavirus cases on March 8. The number of infection reached the 300,000-mark on August 26. The first death was reported on March 18 and the death toll exceeded 6,000 on November 4.

Until now, 2,695,150 tests have been carried out, including 16,001 during the 24-hour period, and 16.84 percent of the patients tested positive.

Bangladesh is seeing 2666.64 infections, 2167.73 recoveries, and 38.09 deaths per million.

With the number of Covid-19 patients at different hospitals on the rise over the last few days, public health experts have urged the government to equip all hospitals and upazila health complexes with necessary equipment, including adequate oxygen-supply facilities, to ensure proper healthcare services to the infected people.