At least six more people died of COVID-19 and 1051 others were detected with coronavirus infection across Bangladesh in the past 24 hours ending at 8:00am Thursday.
With the new figures, the number of COVID-19 cases rose to 5,54,156 and the number of deaths hit 8,502, according to the Directorate General of Health Services.
A total of 18,058 samples were tested in the past 24 hours and 5.82 per cent of them tested positive for COVID-19, the DGHS said in its daily update.
Bangladesh on March 8 confirmed the first cases of COVID-19 and the first death on March 18.
The country’s case positivity rate is now 13.14 per cent and the fatality rate is 1.53 per cent.
The DGHS in its daily update said that among the six new deaths, none died at home.
Among the new deaths, three died in Dhaka division, and one died each in Chattogram, Barishal and Mymensingh divisions.
Five of the deceased were above the 60 years of age, and one was in between 51 years and 60 years.
So far, 5,07,920 COVID-19 patients have recovered in the country, including 1,307 in the past 24 hours.
