Bangladesh reports 1,508 new virus cases, 21 deaths in a day

Bangladesh has posted 1,508 new cases of the novel coronavirus infection in a daily count, taking the tally to 364,987.

News Deskbdnews24.com
Published : 1 Oct 2020, 10:05 AM
Updated : 1 Oct 2020, 10:05 AM

The death toll jumped to 5,272 after 21 fatalities were registered in the 24 hours to 8 am Thursday, the government said.

The number of recoveries outpaced active cases in the same period as another 1,591 patients recovered from COVID-19 through treatment at home and in hospital care. It brings the total to 277,078.

A total of 11,420 samples were tested at 106 authorised labs across the country in the last 24 hours, with a positivity rate of 13.20 percent, according to data released by the health directorate.

The official figures put the recovery rate at 75.91 percent while the mortality rate stands at 1.44 percent.

Globally, over 33.98 million people have been infected by the novel coronavirus and 1.01 million have died, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University.

Infections have been reported in more than 210 countries and territories since the first cases were identified in China in December 2019.