Bangladesh reports 1,514 new virus cases, death count rises by 38 in a day
News Desk bdnews24.com
Published: 10 May 2021 04:16 PM BdST Updated: 10 May 2021 04:16 PM BdST
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Though regular ferry services have been suspended amid the coronavirus pandemic, Eid returnees are forcing their way on to the emergency service ferries still in operation at Manikganj’s Paturia pier on Sunday, May 9, 2021. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Bangladesh has registered 38 new fatalities from the coronavirus in a day, taking the death toll to 11,972.
The caseload rose by 1,514 in a 24-hour count to 775,027, according to the latest government data released on Monday.
Another 2,115 people recovered from the illness through treatment at home and in hospital care, bringing the tally of recoveries to 712,277.
As many as 16,848 samples were tested across the country in the last 24 hours, yielding a positivity rate of 8.99 percent.
The latest official figures put the recovery rate at 91.9 percent, while the mortality rate stands at 1.54 percent.
Globally, over 158.34 million people have been infected by the novel coronavirus and 3.29 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.
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