The COVID-19 caseload rose to 1,571,228 as 215 people tested positive for the disease in the 24 hours to 8 am on Monday, according to the latest government data. Dhaka recorded the most deaths and cases among the eight divisions, logging two fatalities and 119 infections. The latest figures put the recovery rate at 97.7 percent and the mortality rate at 1.78 percent. Globally, over 249.98 million people have been infected by the novel coronavirus and 5.05 million 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 November 08, 2021 23:43 UTC