The workers were constructing a toilet at a school next to the temple in Faridpur’s Madhukhali Upazila
Bangladesh reports 198 new COVID cases, 1 death in a day
The caseload stands at 2,008,068 as the death toll rises to 29,309
Published : 10 August 2022, 11:50 AM
Updated : 10 August 2022, 11:50 AM
Bangladesh has recorded 198 cases of COVID-19 in a day, taking the overall tally of infections to 2,008,068.
The death toll from the disease climbed by one in 24 hours to 29,309, according to the latest government data released on Wednesday.
As many as 3,888 samples were tested across the country, for a positivity rate of 5.09 percent.
Among the eight divisions, Dhaka logged the highest number of cases, with 120 infections.
Another 386 people recovered from the illness nationwide, bringing the total number of recoveries to 1,949,540.
The latest figures put the recovery rate at 97.09 percent and the mortality rate at 1.46 percent.
Globally, over 586.48 million people have been infected by the coronavirus and 6.42 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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