Bangladesh has recorded 218 cases of Covid-19 in a day, taking the overall tally of infections to 2,008,500. The death toll from the disease climbed by two in 24 hours to 29,312, according to the latest government data released on Friday, reports bdnews24.com. Among the eight divisions, Dhaka logged the highest number of cases, with 130 infections. Another 350 people recovered from the illness nationwide, bringing the total number of recoveries to 1,950,387. Infections have been reported in more than 210 countries and territories since the first cases were identified in China in December 2019.

Source: bd News24 August 12, 2022 17:49 UTC