Bangladesh reports 326 new virus cases, deaths rise by 8

Bangladesh has recorded 326 new cases of the coronavirus in a day, taking the tally of infections to 540,592.

The death toll climbed to 8,274 after eight fatalities from COVID-19 were registered in the 24 hours to 8 am Sunday, according to data released by the government.

Another 462 people recovered from the illness through treatment at home and in hospital care in the same period, bringing the tally of recoveries to 487,229.

As many as 12,900 samples were tested at 210 authorised labs across the country in the last 24 hours, yielding a positivity rate of 2.53 percent.

The latest official figures put the recovery rate at 90.13 percent, while the mortality rate stands at 1.53 percent.

Source: bdnews24.com