Covid-19: number of deaths reaching 4,000

Thirty-four people have died from Covid-19 in the country during the last 24 hours, according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

The total number of deaths has now reached 3,941 and the death rate stands at 1.34 percent.

One thousand nine hundred and seventy-three people have tested positive for Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, adds the press release.

With the fresh cases, the total number of positive cases so far in the country stands at 2,94,598 and the current infection rate is 18.27 percent.

The total infection rate stands at 20.42 percent, according to the release.

A total of 10,801 samples were tested at 91 labs across the country in the last 24 hours.

Meanwhile, 3,524 Covid-19 patients have recovered in the last 24 hours.

The total number of recoveries stands at 1,79,091 and the recovery rate is at 60.79 percent.

Five hundred and seventy-three people were put in isolation in the last 24 hours, the release added.

Among the deceased, 24 were men and 10 women while one was 21-30 years old, three were within 31-40, two between 41-50, six within 51-60 and 22 were above 60 years old.

Bangladesh is currently 16th in the list of worst affected countries in the world in terms of the number of cases.

The position is one step behind Pakistan and one step ahead of Italy, according to worldometers.info.