Covid-19 claims 7 more lives, 515 new infected
894 patients were declared free of Covid-19 in 24 hours
Bangladesh recorded seven more deaths from the novel coronavirus and 515 new cases in the last 24 hours till Tuesday at 8am.
The country's death toll from the virus now stands at 8,423, read a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
Also, the number of novel coronavirus cases in the country rose to 547,316.
The latest day's infection rate was 3.36% of the total tests, though the overall rate in the country till date was 13.44%. The death rate stands at 1.54%.
Among the latest day's victims, five were men and two were women.
Moreover, three of them hailed from Dhaka, and four from the Chattogram division.
All the deceased died in different hospitals across the country.
Meanwhile, 15,523 samples were tested in 215 labs across the country in the past 24 hours. A total of 4,072,922 samples have been tested in the country so far.
Also, 894 patients were declared free of Covid-19 during the same period, raising the total number of recoveries to 498,691 with a 91.92% recovery rate.
The country's maiden cases were reported on 8 March last year and the first death from the virus was reported on 18 March.