Bangladesh logs 6 COVID-19 deaths, 287 new cases

Bangladesh has recorded six COVID-19 deaths in the last 24 hours taking the tolal toll to 29,408.

Meanwhile, 287 new cases has been reported, taking the overall tally of infections to 2,033,119.

As many as 4,120 samples were tested across the country, for a positivity rate of 6.97 percent.

Dhaka logged the highest number of cases among the eight divisions, with 199 infections.

Another 554 people recovered from the illness nationwide, bringing the total number of recoveries to 1,975,406.

The latest figures put the recovery rate at 97.16 percent and the mortality rate at 1.45 percent.

Globally, over 625.22 million people have been infected by the coronavirus and 6.56 million have died, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University.

Infections have been reported in more than 210 countries and territories since the first cases were identified in China in December 2019.