Bangladesh sees 9-month lowest daily Covid-19 cases

•    Total infected: 534,770

•    Total death: 8,111

•    Total recovery: 479,297

•    Total sample test: 3,639,497

Bangladesh has logged 363 new Covid-19 cases and 17 more deaths in the last 24 hours till Saturday at 8am, which is the lowest amount of daily confirmed cases in nine months.

Previously, on 2 April last year, 203 Covid-19 cases were recorded in a day.

The latest day's infection rate was 3% of total tests.

The country's death toll from the novel coronavirus now stands at 8,111 and the death rate stands at 1.52%, according to the data released by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

The number of novel coronavirus cases in the country now stands at 534,770.

Also, 337 patients were declared free of Covid-19 during the same period, raising the total number of recoveries to 479,297 with an 89.63% recovery rate.

Among the latest day's victims, 10 were men and seven were women.

Moreover, seven of them hailed from Dhaka, five from Chattogram, two from Sylhet, and one each from the Rajshahi, Barishal and Khulna divisions. 

All of the deceased died in different hospitals across the country.

Meanwhile, 12,084 samples were tested in 204 labs across the country in the past 24 hours. A total of 3,639,497 samples have been tested in the country so far.

The gender breakdown of Covid-19 victims shows that 6,143 of the total deaths were of men and 1,968 were of women.

A total 55 patients suspected of having Covid-19 were taken into isolation, while 52 left isolation in the last 24 hours. Meanwhile, 10,523 people are staying in isolation units nationwide.

The country's maiden cases were reported on 8 March last year and the first death from the virus was reported on 18 March.