Alarming Covid surge in Bangladesh, 60 more die

Alarming Covid surge in Bangladesh, 60 more die

Bangladesh recorded 60 Covid-related deaths and 3,956 new cases in 24 hours till Wednesday morning, showing an alarming sign of deterioration in the pandemic situation.

With the new figures, the death toll jumped to 13,282 while the death rate stood at 1.59 percent, said a handout of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Bangladesh’s fight to tackle the second wave of coronavirus has become tougher after the detection of the Delta variant of the virus in different parts of the country.

The higher infection rate in frontier districts and limited capacities in district hospitals have become a challenge amid the worsening situation.

The total caseload reached 8,37,247 with the new cases while the daily infection rate climbed to 16.62% in the 24-hour period.

However, the overall positivity rate stood at 13.41%.

The daily positivity rate was 14.27% on Tuesday and 14.80% on Monday.

Among the deceased, 36 were men and 24 women.

Of them, three were between 11-20 years of age, one was between 21-30, seven between 31-40, 10 between 41-50, 16 between 51-60 and 23 were above 60 years’ old, according to the handout.

Besides, eight of them were from Dhaka division, another eight from Chattogram, 17 from Rajshahi, 14 from Khulna, six from Sylhet, four from Rangpur and three from Mymensingh divisions.

The numbers were found after testing a total of 23,807 samples across the country.

Besides, 2,679 Covid-19 patients recovered in the last 24 hours.

The total number of recoveries now stands at 7,73,752, while the recovery rate at 92.42%.