COVID-19 in Bangladesh: Daily infection rate falls to 2.68 per cent

Prothom Alo English Desk
Dhaka
A health worker receives a coronavirus vaccine on the first days of vaccination campaign in Mugda Medical College and Hospital in Dhaka on 28 January 2021.

A health worker receives a coronavirus vaccine on the first days of vaccination campaign in Mugda Medical College and Hospital in Dhaka on 28 January 2021. 
Dipu Malakar

The daily coronavirus infection rate in Bangladesh fell to 2.68per cent on Tuesday after the health authorities reported 396 fresh cases until Tuesday morning, reports UNB.

Thirteen new COVID-19 related deaths were also confirmed, taking the local tally to 8,298. So far, 541,434 cases have been confirmed in the country, data released by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) showed.

Bangladesh reported its first cases on March 8 and the first death on 18 March.

But the mortality rate remained at 1.53 percent for the past few days, including Tuesday, said the handout.

So far, 488,621 patients (90.25per cent) have recovered from coronavirus.

As of now, 3,877,042 samples have been tested, including 14,788 in the past 24 hours.

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