Bangladesh has recorded 1,666 new cases of coronavirus infection in a daily count, taking the tally of infections so far to 477,545. The death toll surged to 6,838 after 31 more fatalities were registered in the 24 hours to 8:00 am on Sunday, reports bdnews24.com citing a statement released by the health directorate. As many as 13,218 samples were tested at 137 authorised labs in the last 24 hours, yielding a positivity rate of 12.60 per cent. The latest official figures put the recovery rate at 82.92 per cent, while the mortality rate stands at 1.43 per cent. 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 December 06, 2020 11:15 UTC