Bangladesh logs 657 new virus cases, 1 death in a day

The caseload stands at 2,027,565 as the death toll rises to 29,372

A woman receives her COVID-19 vaccine shot at Dhaka’s BSMMU immunisation centre on Saturday, Apr 3, 2021. Bangladesh launched the mass inoculation drive on Feb 7 and is set to begin administe

Bangladesh has recorded 657 cases of COVID-19 in a day, taking the overall tally of infections to 2,027,565.

The death toll from the disease climbed by one in 24 hours to 29,372, according to the latest government data released on Tuesday.

As many as 4,762 samples were tested across the country, for a positivity rate of 13.80 percent.

Among the eight divisions, Dhaka logged the highest number of cases, with 519 infections.

Another 431 people recovered from the illness nationwide, bringing the total number of recoveries to 1,967,076.

The latest figures put the recovery rate at 97.02 percent and the mortality rate at 1.45 percent.

Globally, over 618.73 million people have been infected by the coronavirus and 6.54 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.