Bangladesh reports 16 Covid deaths, 316 fresh cases

Bangladesh on Monday recorded 16 more deaths and 316 fresh cases from the novel coronavirus infection overnight.

The recovery count rose to 483,931 after another 559 patients were discharged from the hospitals during the period, a press release of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said today.

“Sixteen more Covid-19 patients died in the last 24 hours, increasing the death toll from the pandemic to 8,221,” the release said.

It said the tally of infections has surged to 538,378 as 316 new cases were confirmed in the last 24 hours.

A total of 13,762 samples were tested at 206 authorized laboratories across the country during the time.

Of the total sample tests in the past 24 hours, 2.30 per cent tested positive, while 14.31 per cent cases were detected from the total tests conducted so far, the release added.

Among the total infections, 89.89 per cent of patients have recovered, while 1.53 per cent died so far since the first Covid-19 positive cases were reported in the country on March 8.