15 more Covid-19 deaths, 292 new cases
The country's death toll from the virus now stands at 8,205 and the number of coronavirus cases stands at 538,062
Highlights
- Total infected: 538,062
- Total death: 8,205
- Total recovery: 483,372
- Total sample test: 3,749,012
Bangladesh confirmed 15 more deaths from the novel coronavirus in the last 24 hours.
The country's death toll from the virus now stands at 8,205, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
In the last 24 hours, 292 people tested positive for Covid-19 and the number of novel coronavirus cases in the country now stands at 538,062.
The latest day's infection rate was 2.35% of the total tests, though the overall rate in the country till date was 14.35%. The death rate stands at 1.52%.
Among the latest day's victims, 11 were men and four were women.
Moreover, eight of them hailed from Dhaka, six from Chattogram, and one from Rajshahi division.
All the deceased died in different hospitals across the country.
Meanwhile, 12,404 samples were tested in 206 labs across the country in the past 24 hours. A total of 3,749,012 samples have been tested in the country so far.
Also, 513 patients were declared free of Covid-19 during the same period, raising the total number of recoveries to 483,372 with a 89.84% recovery rate.
The gender breakdown of Covid-19 victims shows that 6,217 of the total deceased were men and 1,988 were women.
The country's maiden cases were reported on March 8 this year and the first death from the virus was reported on March 18.