DHAKA, Jul 8 (NNN-BSS) – Bangladesh yesterday recorded the highest single-day deaths from COVID-19 at 201, bringing the death toll to 15,593, said the country’s Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
The official data showed 11,162 more confirmed cases were recorded in Bangladesh, raising the total to 977,568.
A total of 35,639 samples were tested in the last 24 hours, as of 8:00 a.m. local time yesterday, across the country.
The total number of recovered patients in the country has risen to 850,502, including 5,987 new recoveries yesterday, said the DGHS.
According to the official data, currently, COVID-19 fatality rate in Bangladesh stands at 1.60 percent and the recovery rate has fallen to 87.00 percent. The infections have been rising in Bangladesh since last month.
To curb the virus transmission, Bangladesh on Jul 1 entered a strict one-week COVID-19 lockdown, that has subsequently been extended till July 14, and army personnel are deployed to patrol alongside civilian forces, to maintain law and order.– NNN-BSS
