The national-level study found the presence of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in 9.8 percent of samples that were tested. The data showed that 45 percent of people in Dhaka were infected with the coronavirus until July 5 and they developed antibodies in the process. The findings were revealed at a seminar on the emergence and spread of COVID-19 in Dhaka at a hotel in the capital's Gulshan on Monday. One of the most densely-populated cities in the world, Dhaka has a population of over 21 million, according to the United Nations' population estimates. According to Sabrina Flora, about 1 percent of the participants in the study went to the hospital for treatment.

Source: bd News24 October 12, 2020 17:15 UTC