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Covid-19 death toll crosses 14,000


Published : 26 Jun 2021 09:50 PM | Updated : 26 Jun 2021 11:58 PM

Bangladesh registered 77 Covid-19 deaths in 24 hours till 8am Saturday. This brings the total number of deaths due to the coronavirus to 14,053 in the country.

The country recorded 4,334 newly infected patients taking the total number of infected people to 883,138 according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) on Saturday.

The current rate of confirmed infection stands at 22.50 percent and the overall rate stands at 13.62 percent.

The number of fatalities has dropped significantly compared to a day earlier. The country recorded 108 deaths on Friday.

Among the fatalities, 48 were men and 29 were women. Of the victims, four died at home while the others died in different hospitals of the country and one was declared dead on arrival. So far, 10,038 males and 4,010 females have died out of the total 14,053 casualties from the virus.

Of the 77 people who died, 17 were from Dhaka. 20 died in Chittagong, 9 in Rajshahi, 19 in Khulna, 1 in Barisal, 4 in Sylhet, 4 in Rangpur and 3 in Mymensingh.

A total of 19,262 samples were tested across the country.

During this period 3,295 Covid-19 patients have been recovered. A total of 800,854 people have recovered so far.

Public health experts believe that the situation has been deteriorating in the second wave of corona infections in the country. As the affected increased, the government issued a 16-point directive on March 29 with some restrictions. 

However, despite the alarming rise in infections, people are still reluctant to follow hygiene rules. Public health experts said that there is no substitute for hygiene, including wearing masks.