Covid-19: 37 more die, 1,799 infected in last 24hrs

Dhaka (Dec 14, 2020): The deadly coronavirus claimed 37 more lives and infected 1,799 people at different parts across the country during the last 24 hours ending 8:00am on Monday.

With the fresh updates the total death toll from the virus reached 7, 089 while the infection number stood at 4, 92, 332, Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), said in a press statement this afternoon.

Around 16, 828 samples were tested at different government authorised laboratories during the last 24 hours and 1,799 samples were found positive in the test, the DGHS said.

Besides, during the period of previous 24 hours ending 8:00am on Sunday, around 12,748 samples were tested and 1,355 cases found positive.

According to the update statistics, the infection rate stands at 10.69 percent in the last 24 hours while it was 10.63 percent in the previous 24 hours.

A total of 2, 949 patients, who were undergoing treatment at different hospitals across the country, were released in the same period, pushing the total recovery number to 4, 23, 845, said the press release.

According to the update data, the recovery rate rose to 86 percent in the last 24 hours while it was 85.85 percent in the previous 24 hours.

In Bangladesh, the first coronavirus case was detected on March 8 and the first death case was reported just after 10 days of the same month.