The tally of infections surged to 159,679 on the back of 3,288 confirmed cases in the 24 hours to 8am Saturday, DGHS Additional Director General Nasima Sultana said in a media briefing. The recovery rate currently stands at 44.29 percent, while the mortality rate is 1.25 percent, according to government data. As many as 14,787 samples were tested at 64 authorised labs across the country in the last 24 hours, Nasima added. Globally, over 11.08 million people have been infected by the novel coronavirus and 525,391 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 July 04, 2020 09:00 UTC