Bangladesh has registered 3,929 new COVID-19 cases in a day, the lowest since mid-January, taking the total caseload to 1,923,031.
It also recorded 15 deaths from the coronavirus in a day, the lowest since Jan 23, taking the total toll from the disease to 28,887, according to the latest government data released on Wednesday, reports bdnews24.com.
As many as 32,207 samples were tested across the country, for a positivity rate of 12.20 per cent.
Among the eight divisions, Dhaka recorded the highest number of cases and deaths with 2,614 infections and five fatalities. Chattogram logged four deaths and 574 cases.
Another 12,757 people recovered from the illness nationwide, bringing the total number of recoveries to 1,716,066.
The latest figures put the recovery rate at 89.24 per cent and the mortality rate at 1.50 per cent.
Globally, over 415.76 million people have been infected by the novel coronavirus and 5.83 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.
The authorities checking the body temperature of visitors at the entrance of Amar Ekushey Book Fair on the opening day of the event on Tuesday –bdnews24.com file photo
