The tally of infections surged to 186,894 after 3,099 new COVID-19 cases were detected in the 24 hours to 8am Monday, according to the health directorate. The recovery rate currently stands at 52.61 percent, while the mortality rate is 1.28 percent. A total of 12,423 samples were tested at 77 authorised labs across the country in the last 24 hours, 24.95 percent of which returned positive results, according to government data. Globally, more than 12.94 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus and 567,357​ have died, according to a Reuters tally. 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 13, 2020 08:37 UTC