COVID-19: 3,554 new cases- highest daily count in over 8 months

Bangladesh has registered 3,554 new cases of the coronavirus, the highest daily count since Jul 2020, taking the tally of infections to 577,241.

The death toll climbed to 8,738 after 18 fatalities were registered in the 24 hours to 8 am Tuesday, according to data released by the government.

Another 1,835 people recovered from COVID-19 through treatment at home and in hospital care in the same period, bringing the tally of recoveries to 525,994.

As many as 25,954 samples were tested across the country in the last 24 hours, yielding a positivity rate of 13.69 percent.