Bangladesh saw the deaths of 24 more men and 12 women from Covid-19 in the last 24 hours until early Monday.
Also, 2,198 new cases were confirmed at that time, bringing the caseload to 479,743. So far, 398,623 patients – 83.09% – have recovered.
The fatality number reached 6,874 and the death rate stood at 1.43%, said the Directorate General of Health Services.
Also, 14,369 samples were tested in the last 24 and the daily infection rate rose to 15.30% from 14.59% on December 4. The overall rate stood at 16.67%.
Bangladesh is the 26th worst-affected country in the world considering the number of cases, according to Johns Hopkins University data.
Bangladesh is experiencing 2,816.94 infections, 2,340.62 recoveries, and 40.36 deaths per million.
Bangladesh reported its first cases on March 8. The infection number reached the 300,000-mark on August 26. The first death was reported on March 18 and the death toll crossed 6,000 on November 4.
