Daily Covid-19 cases highest since July 2020

Bangladesh recorded 3,737 fresh Covid-19 cases, the highest daily count since early July last year, a press release of the Directorate General of Health Services said yesterday.

"Thirty-three more Covid-19 patients died in the last 24 hours, increasing the death toll from the pandemic to 8,830," the release said, adding that the tally of infections surged to 5,88,132 as 3,737 new cases were confirmed in the 24 hours ending at 8:00am yesterday.

During the late winter season, infection rate started decreasing sharply as the country reported 2.30 percent coronavirus positive cases on February 8 this year, while the figure has surged significantly at recent times.

Of the total samples tested in the past 24 hours, 13.69 percent were  positive, while 12.95 percent cases were detected from the total tests conducted so far, the release continued.

Some 27,299 samples were tested at 224 authorised laboratories across the country during the time.

The recovery count rose to 5,31,951 after another 2,057 patients were discharged from hospitals during the period.

Among the total infections, 90.45 percent patients recovered, while 1.50 percent so far died since the first Covid-19 positive cases were reported in the country on March 8 last year.

Among yesterday's 33 deaths, 21 are male and 12 female, the DGHS said, adding that four are in their 40s, 14 in their 50s while 15 are above 60 years.

According to the division-wise data, 26 people died in Dhaka Division.

Among the total 8,830 fatalities, 5,000 people died in Dhaka division, 1,615 in Chattogram division, 490 in Rajshahi division, 571 in Khulna division, 267 in Barishal division, 316 in Sylhet division, 371 in Rangpur division and 200 in Mymensingh division, according to the press release.

A total of 45,42,030 samples have so far been tested since the detection of the first Covid-19 cases in the country.