Bangladesh has recorded 1,497 new cases of coronavirus infection in a day, taking the tally to 793,693.
According to the latest government data, 17 deaths from COVID-19 were recorded in the last 24 hours till 8:00 am on Wednesday, reports bdnews24.com.
The death toll from COVID-19 reached 12,458 with the latest daily count, which is the lowest number since March 18.
Another 1,279 people recovered from the illness through treatment at home and in hospital care, bringing the tally of recoveries to 732,810.
As many as 16,434 samples were tested across the country in the last 24 hours, yielding a positivity rate of 9.11 per cent.
The latest official figures put the recovery rate at 92.46 per cent, while the mortality rate stands at 1.57 per cent.
Globally, over 167.86 million people have been infected by the novel coronavirus and 3.48 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.
