The death toll from the disease climbed to 4,206 after 32 fatalities were registered in the 24 hours to 8 am Saturday, according to data released by the health directorate. Another 2,027 patients recovered through treatment at home and in hospital care in the same period, bringing the total to 198,863. A total of 11,689 samples were tested at 92 authorised labs across the country during that time, with a positivity rate of 18.23 percent. Globally, over 24.74 million people have been infected by the novel coronavirus and 837,559 have died, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University. 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 29, 2020 09:00 UTC