This brings the death toll has 13,282, according to the latest data released by the government on Wednesday. The tally of infections surged to 837,247 on the back of 3,956 new COVID-19 cases, the biggest single-day jump since Apr 22. As many as 23,807 samples were tested across the country in the last 24 hours, yielding a positivity rate of 16.62 percent. The latest official figures put the recovery rate at 92.42 percent, while the mortality rate stands at 1.59 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 June 16, 2021 11:26 UTC