Bangladesh reports 10 new COVID cases, 1 death in a day

The caseload stands at 2,037,578 as the death toll rises by 1 to 29,443

News Deskbdnews24.com
Published : 2 Feb 2023, 12:39 PM
Updated : 2 Feb 2023, 12:39 PM

Bangladesh has recorded 10 new cases of COVID-19 in a day, taking the overall tally of infections to 2,037,578.

The death toll from the disease rose by one to 29,443 over the 24-hour period, according to the latest government data released on Thursday.

As many as 2,286 samples were tested across the country, for a positivity rate of 0.44 percent.

Dhaka with nine infections logged the highest number of cases among the eight divisions.

Another 261 people recovered from the illness nationwide, bringing the total number of recoveries to 1,993,434.

The latest figures put the recovery rate at 97.84 percent and the mortality rate at 1.44 percent.

Globally, over 671.08 million people have been infected by the coronavirus and 6.83 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.