Dhaka, 24 – Bangladesh recorded a daily infection rate of 3.34% with 473 new cases reported until early Sunday. The country saw a daily infection rate of 5.49% on January 18, 4.90% on January 14, 8.29% on January 10, 7.52% on January 4, and 8.18% on January 1.
Bangladesh has reported 531,799 cases so far. And the country’s fatality number rose to 8,023 and death rate to 1.51%, with 20 more Covid-19 deaths in the last 24 hours, since the first fatality was reported on March 18.
So far, 3,555,558 tests, including 14,169 new ones, have been carried out. The overall infection rate stood at 14.96%, the Directorate General of Health Services said.
However, 476,413 patients – 89.59% – have recovered so far.
Covid-19 across the world
Confirmed Covid-19 infections around the world approached 99 million on Sunday.
And the death toll from Covid-19 continued its relentless march upwards, with more than 2.1 million people known to have died worldwide.
The worldwide number of Covid-19 cases reached 98,817,191 and fatalities rose to 2,122,179, according to Johns Hopkins University.
The US – the world’s worst-hit country – reported 24,995,419 cases and 417,441 deaths.
Meanwhile, India confirmed 10,654,533 cases and 153,339 deaths until early Sunday. And Brazil’s case tally reached 8,816,254 and fatalities stood at 216,445.- UNB
