As many as 1,034 people tested positive for COVID-19 in the 24 hours to 8 am Monday while another 11 people died, DGHS Additional Director General Nasima Sultana said in a media briefing. The body count from the disease currently stands at 239. Another 252 COVID-19 patients were released from hospitals in the last 24 hours, taking the tally to 2,902, according to the health directorate. The recovery rate from the disease is currently 18.52 percent in Bangladesh while the death rate is 1.53 percent, said Nasima. Globally, over 4.10 million people have been infected by the novel coronavirus and 282,728 have died, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University.

Source: bd News24 May 11, 2020 08:56 UTC