The number of detected novel coronavirus cases in Bangladesh, according to the government, on Wednesday rose to 495,841 as 1,632 more cases were reported, after testing 17,025 samples in the last 24 hours.
During that time 27 more COVID-19 patients died, raising the total deaths in the country to 7,156, said a press release of Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) today.
The rate of detection in the last 24 hours until 8:00am was 9.59 per cent, while the overall rate of detection of infected cases in Bangladesh as of Wednesday stands at 16.40 per cent.
The overall rate of people recovered as of today stands at 86.59 per cent while the rate of death is 1.44 per cent, it added.
Of the people died in the last 24 hours, 23 were male and four female. Of the total deaths so far, 5,462 were male (76.33 per cent) and 1,694 female (23.67 per cent).
A total of 18,032 samples were collected in the last 24 hours. As of Wednesday, the number of samples tested in Bangladesh stands at 30,22,537.
Bangladesh detected first coronavirus patient on 8 March and recorded first death on 18 March.