BANGLADESH

The death toll in Corona fell below 30

A total of 26 more people died of coronavirus in a single day in the country, the lowest in the last 16 weeks.

Earlier on May 27, the health department had announced 22 deaths. Since then, daily deaths have been on the rise. At one stage the daily deaths exceeded two hundred houses. The number of daily deaths has been declining as the rate of infection has been declining in the last few days.

In the last 24 hours, 26 more people have died from the corona virus. The death toll rose to 27,251. At the same time, 1,555 people were newly identified.

This information was given in a circular signed by Professor Nasima Sultana Additional Director General of the Department of Health (Administration) On Monday (September 20)

The current positivity rate hovered at 5% for the second day in a row as the health officials reported 5.67% infections in the last 24 hours.

The death rate also remained unchanged at 1.76% for the last two weeks.

With the latest figures, the death toll reached 27,251 and the case tally climbed to 15,44,238 in the country.

Bangladesh reported 43 deaths and 1,383 cases in the previous day.

Among the deaths reported today, 15 died in Dhaka division, five in Chattogram, two in Khulna, and one each died in Sylhet, Barishal, Rangpur and Mymensingh divisions.

Also, 1,565 patients were declared free of Covid-19 during the last 24 hours, with a 97.34% recovery rate.

The Covid-19 victims’ gender breakdown shows that 17,523 of the total deceased across the country were men and 9,728 were women.

The country’s maiden cases were reported on 8 March last year and the first death from the virus was reported on 18 March.

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