COVID-19: Bangladesh reports 26 more deaths,1,504 new cases

Death toll reaches 12,310

Bangladesh lost 26 more lives in the second wave of Covid in 24 hours till Friday morning, taking the country's fatalities to 12,310.

The daily infection rate rose to 8.22% from Thursday's 7.50%, said the Directorate General of Health Services.

Meanwhile, 1,504 people came out positive in 18,294 tests carried out over the same period, pushing the country's caseload to 786,698.

However, the fatality rate remained unchanged at 1.56% and the recovery rate stood at 92.67%

So far, the country has carried out 5,793,177 sample tests since reporting its first cases on March 8 last year and the first death on the 18th of that month.

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COVID-19: Bangladesh reports 26 more deaths,1,504 new cases

Death toll reaches 12,310

Bangladesh lost 26 more lives in the second wave of Covid in 24 hours till Friday morning, taking the countrys fatalities to 12,310. The daily infection rate rose to 8.22% from Thursdays 7.50%, said the Directorate General of Health Services. Meanwhile, 1,504 people came out positive in 18,294 tests carried out over the same period, pushing the countrys caseload to 786,698. However, the fatality rate remained unchanged at 1.56% and the recovery rate stood at 92.67% So far, the country has carried out 5,793,177 sample tests since reporting its first cases on March 8 last year and the first death on the 18th of that month. BK