The death toll from the disease climbed to 3,471 after 33 more fatalities were registered until 8 am Tuesday, according to the health directorate. Another 1,535 patients recovered through treatment at home and in hospital care in the same period, bringing the total to 151,972, DGHS Additional Director General Nasima Sultana said in a media briefing. A total of 14,820 samples were tested at 86 authorised labs across Bangladesh during that time, returning a positivity rate of 20.22 percent, according to government data. Globally, over 20.09 million people have been infected by the novel coronavirus and 736,254 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 11, 2020 08:48 UTC