Bangladesh saw rapid rise of daily Covid cases. The country experienced a total of 357 fresh Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours till 8am Thursday, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). This is the highest number of Covid cases in a day since March 8.
Although the infections swelled, the country saw no death from the virus in the last few weeks.
The positivity rate was recorded at 5.76 percent after testing 6,200 samples across the country.
The country reported no death and 232 new Covid cases in the previous day.
The official tally showed that the virus killed 29,131 people and infected 19,54,994 so far since the outbreak in 2020, the statement added.
The recovery count rose to 19,05,618 after another 114 patients were discharged from the dedicated hospitals during the past one day.
From the beginning of the pandemic, 97.47 percent Covid-19 patients recovered among the infected people while 1.49 percent died, the DGHS statistics showed.
Among the 29,131 fatalities, 12,801 occurred in Dhaka division, 5,863 in Chattogram, 2,142 in Rajshahi, 3,718 in Khulna, 982 in Barishal, 1,328 in Sylhet, 1,417 in Rangpur and 880 in Mymensingh divisions.
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
Most people who fall sick with COVID-19 will experience mild to moderate symptoms and recover without special treatment. However, some will become seriously ill and require medical attention.
The virus can spread from an infected person’s mouth or nose in small liquid particles when they cough, sneeze, speak, sing or breathe. These particles range from larger respiratory droplets to smaller aerosols.
