Covid-19 in Bangladesh: 10 more deaths push up toll to 8,451

News Desk

Bangladesh recorded 10 more Coronavirus related deaths and 540 new cases in the last 24 hours till Saturday morning, showing a slight fall in the daily infection rate.
Some 822 people have recovered from the virus infections during the period, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
With the fresh cases, the number of total cases rose to 549,724 in the country.
The daily infection rate stood at 4.13 percent which was 4.63 percent on Friday. The overall infection rate slightly fell to 13.30 percent, which was 13.33 percent on Friday.
But the mortality rate remained unchanged at 1.54 percent for the past few days, the DGHS said in a handout. So far, 501, 966 patients (91.31 percent) have recovered from the Covid-19.
Authorities have so far tested 41, 32,113 samples, including 13,082 in the past 24 hours.
Bangladesh reported its first cases on March 8 and the first death on March 18.