The COVID-19 caseload rose to 1,575,784 as 205 people tested positive for the disease in the 24 hours to 8 am on Sunday, according to the latest government data. Dhaka recorded the most cases among the eight divisions, logging 146 infections. As many as 19,811 samples were tested across the country, for a positivity rate of 1.03 percent. The latest figures put the recovery rate at 97.75 percent and the mortality rate at 1.78 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 November 28, 2021 22:40 UTC