2,744 more test Covid positive 42 die in a day

Forty-two people died in the country from novel coronavirus in 24 hours till 2:30pm yesterday, said Dr Nasima Sultana, additional director general (administration) of the Directorate General of Health Services.

Speaking at the regular online briefing yesterday, she said the death toll from Covid-19 in Bangladesh now stands at 2,751 and the death rate at 1.29 percent.

She said 2,744 more people tested positive for the virus during the 24-hour period. With them, the total number of novel coronavirus cases in the country rose to 213,254.

The total infection rate stands at 19.99 percent, according to the DGHS.

Bangladesh is currently on the 16th position in the list of worst affected countries in the world in terms of number of Covid-19 cases, according to worldometers.info.

A total of 12,050 samples were tested across the country during the same 24-hour period, said Nasima.

Meanwhile, 1,805 Covid-19 patients have recovered during the period. With them, the total number of recoveries stands at 117,202 and the recovery rate at 54.96 percent.

The DGHS official said among the 42 dead were 30 males and 12 females. Of them, one was aged between 11 and 20, one between 21 and 30, three were between 31 and 40, three between 41 and 50, 11 between 51 and 60, 14 between 61 and 70, eight between 71 and 80 and one was aged between 81 and 90.