Bangladesh Reports 17 More Covid-19 Deaths

COVID-19 has claimed the lives of 17 more people in Bangladesh in the last day, bringing the total death toll to 27,487.

According to the most recent official data, the COVID-19 caseload increased to 1,555,051 persons after 1,178 people tested positive for the disease in the 24 hours leading up to 8 am on Wednesday.

Among the eight divisions, Dhaka had the most daily mortality and new cases, with 12 deaths and 865 infections.

Another 1,086 persons recovered from the sickness across the country, increasing the total number of those who have recovered to 1,514,962.

A total of 28,599 samples were examined across the country, yielding a 4.12 percent positive rate. According to the most recent statistics, the recovery rate is 97.42 percent, while the death rate is 1.77 percent.