18 more die, 399 get Covid
Eighteen people have died from Covid-19 in the 24 hours till 8:00am yesterday and at least 399 new infections were recorded in that duration.
The total number of deaths has now reached 8,374 and the death rate stands at 1.54 percent, according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. The 399 new infections take the total number of people infected to 5,44,116, added the release.
The current positivity rate is 3.13 percent, down from 3.3 percent the previous day, while the total positivity rate stands at 13.7 percent.
A total of 12,748 samples were tested across the country in the 24 hours.
At least 828 Covid-19 patients have recovered during the period.
The total number of recoveries now stands at 4,92,887 and the recovery rate at 90.58 percent.
Among the deceased, 10 were men and eight were women.
One was between 21 and 30 years old, four between 31 and 40, one aged between 41 and 50 years, two between 51 and 60, and the rest were above 60 years old, added the release.
Bangladesh reported its first novel coronavirus cases on March 8 last year and the first death on March 18.
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