Covid daily update: Bangladesh logs record 153 deaths
One hundred and fifty-three people died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8:00am yesterday, according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
This is by far the highest number of deaths from Covid-19 in a single day in the country since the pandemic began last year.
The total number of Covid-19 deaths in the country has reached 15,065 and the death rate stands at 1.59 percent.
At least, 8,661 new infections were recorded during the period, taking the total number of people infected to 944,917, added the release.
The current positivity rate is 28.99 percent while the total positivity rate stands at 14.05 percent.
A total of 29,879 samples were tested across the country in 24 hours. At least 4,698 Covid-19 patients have recovered during the period.
The total number of recoveries now stands at 833,897 and the recovery rate at 88.25 percent.
Among the 153 dead, 96 were men and 57 were women. Of them, three were between 21 and 30, 11 between 31 and 40, 24 between 41 and 50, 45 between 51 and 60, and 70 were above 60 years old, added the release.
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