The number of positive cases for Covid-19 in Bangladesh surpassed 5-lakh mark on Sunday as the country recorded 1,153 fresh cases and 38 more deaths from the novel coronavirus infection overnight.
The recovery count rose to 437,527 after another 1,926 patients were discharged from the hospitals during the period, a press release of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said today.
“38 more Covid-19 patients died in the last 24 hours, increasing the death toll from the pandemic to 7,280,” the release said.
It said the tally of infections has surged to 500,713 as 1,153 new cases were confirmed in the last 24 hours.
A total of 13,316 samples were tested at 160 authorized laboratories across the country during the time.
Of the total sample tests in the past 24 hours, 8.66 per cent tested positive, while 16.28 per cent cases were detected from the total tests conducted so far, the release added.
Among the total infections, 87.38 per cent of patients have recovered, while 1.45 per cent died so far since the first COVID-19 positive cases were reported in the country on March 8.
