Covid-19: A respite from Covid as infection rate drops

The Report Desk

Published: May 2, 2021, 04:22 PM

Covid-19: A respite from Covid as infection rate drops

Bangladesh has registered 69 new fatalities from the coronavirus in a day, taking the death toll to 11,579.

In the last 24-hours, the country has registered 1,359 new cases, amounting to a total of 761,943, according to data released by the government.

Another 2,657 people recovered from the illness through treatment at home and in-hospital care, bringing the tally of recoveries to 687,328.

As many as 14,042 samples were tested across the country in the last 24 hours, yielding a positivity rate of 9.60 percent.

The latest official figures put the recovery rate at 90.21 percent, while the mortality rate stands at 1.52 percent.

Among the 69 deceased, 44 were men and 25 were women. Of them, one was between 0- 10, one was between 11- 20, two were within 21-30 years old; three were within 31-40; seven were between 41-50; 11 between 51-60; and 44 were above 60 years old, added the release.

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