Bangladesh logs 20 Covid cases, zero deaths


Bangladesh logs 20 Covid cases, zero deaths in 24 hours | Published: December 13, 2022 16:50:39 | Updated: December 14, 2022 08:53:21


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Bangladesh has recorded 20 cases of Covid-19 in a day, taking the overall tally of infections to 2,036,845.

The death toll from the disease stays unchanged at 29,437 over the 24-hour period, according to the latest government data released on Tuesday.

As many as 2,895 samples were tested across the country, for a positivity rate of 0.69 per cent.

Dhaka logged the highest number of cases among the eight divisions, with 15 infections, reports bdmews24.com.

Another 33 people recovered from the illness nationwide, bringing the total number of recoveries to 1,986,519.

The latest figures put the recovery rate at 97.53 per cent and the mortality rate at 1.45 per cent.

Globally, over 649.89 million people have been infected by the coronavirus and 6.65 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.

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