The death toll climbed to 3,591 after 34 fatalities were registered in the 24 hours to 8am Friday, the health directorate said in a statement. Another 1,752 patients recovered through treatment at home and in hospital care in the same period, bringing the total to 156,623. The official figures put the recovery rate from the disease at 57.61 percent while the mortality rate stands at 1.32 percent. A total of 12,856 samples were tested at 87 authorised labs across the country in the last 24 hours, with a positivity rate of 21.52 percent. 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 14, 2020 09:39 UTC