Covid-19: Bangladesh sees 78 new fatalities, 3,031 cases

Dhaka, Apr 27 : Bangladesh reported 78 more coronavirus-related deaths and 3,031 new cases in a 24-hour period until Tuesday morning, showing a downtrend in the number of daily deaths.The country witnessed over 100 deaths from April 16 to 19 and April 25 amid the recent surge in Covid deaths and infections.
The daily infection rate slipped to 12:51 percent from Monday’s 12.82 percent while the mortality rate remained static at 1.49 percent.
So far, 751,659 cases and 11,228 deaths have been confirmed, the Directorate General of Health Services said in a handout.
The number of recoveries now stands at 666,927 including 5,234 new cases which indicates, 88.73 percent of the patients have recovered, reports UNB.