Daily deaths fall below 100 after four days
On the previous day, Bangladesh reported 112 deaths from the novel coronavirus
Daily deaths from Covid-19 fell below the 100-mark in Bangladesh after four days on Tuesday with the country reporting 91 more lives lost to the virus in the last 24 hours till 8 am.
On the previous day, the country reported 112 deaths from the novel coronavirus- the highest in a single day since the pandemic hit the country last year.
According to data released by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), the total number of deaths from the virus in Bangladesh now stands at 10,588.
Meanwhile, the country reported 4,559 new cases in the last 24 hours, with an infection rate of 16.85%, pushing the total caseload in the country to 7,27,780.
In the meantime, 27,056 samples were tested across the country, an increase of almost 3,000 from the 24,152 samples tested on Monday.
Among the latest day's victims, 58 were men, and 33 were women. Of them, 88 died in different hospitals across the country and two at home. In addition, one more died while being taken to hospitals.
Moreover, 60 of the deceased hailed from the Dhaka Division, 17 from Chattogram, five from Khulna, three from Rajshahi and Barishal, and two from the Rangpur division.
Also, 6,811 patients were declared free of Covid-19 during the last 24 hours, with an 86.31% recovery rate.
The Covid-19 victims' gender breakdown shows that 7,827 of the total deceased across the country were men and 2,761 were women.
The country's maiden cases were reported on 8 March last year and the first death from the virus was reported on 18 March that year.