Bangladesh on Thursday recorded 37 deaths from the novel coronavirus and 2,292 fresh cases overnight.
The recovery count rose to 3,71,453 after another 2,274 patients were discharged from the hospitals during the period, said a press release of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
“Thirty-seven more Covid-19 patients died in the last 24 hours, increasing the death toll from the pandemic to 6,524,” the release said.
It said the tally of infections has surged to 4,56,438 as 2,292 new cases were confirmed in the last 24 hours.
A total of 17,052 samples were tested at 118 authorized laboratories across the country during the time.
Of the total sample tests in the past 24 hours, 13.44 percent tested positive, while 16.82 percent cases were detected from the total tests conducted so far, the release added.
Among the total infections, 81.38 percent patients have recovered, while 1.43 percent died so far since the first Covid-19 positive cases were reported in the country on March 8.
(Source: BSS)
