Daily deaths still hover around 100
Bangladesh recorded 98 coronavirus-related deaths in the last 24 hours till 8:00am yesterday as the second wave of the deadly virus overwhelms hospitals and pushes the health sector to its limits.
The virus also infected 4,014 others during the period, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said in a handout.
Coronavirus deaths now stand at 10,781 with a mortality rate of 1.46 percent, according to the DGHS.
The daily infection rate fell to 14.63 percent from Wednesday's 15.07 percent.
On Monday, the country had broken all the previous records of Covid-19 deaths registering 112 fatalities. It saw over 100 deaths on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.
Bangladesh reported its first coronavirus cases on March 8 last year and the first death on the 18th of that month.
Health authorities have so far confirmed 736,074 cases. Among them, 642,449 people -- 87.28 percent of all patients -- have recovered.
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