Coronavirus cases have surged by 1,988, the highest daily count since April 30, to 804,293 in Bangladesh.
The death toll from the COVID-19 illness rose by 34 in a 24-hour count to 12,694, according to the latest government data released on Wednesday, reports bdnews24.com.
Another 1,914 people recovered from the illness through treatment at home and in hospital care, bringing the tally of recoveries to 744,065.
As many as 20,259 samples were tested across the country in the last 24 hours, yielding a positivity rate of 9.81 per cent.
The latest official figures put the recovery rate at 92.51 per cent, while the mortality rate stands at 1.58 per cent.
Globally, over 171.19 million people have been infected by the novel coronavirus and 3.56 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.
