The country also logged more than 375,000 coronavirus cases with 1,278 people having tested positive over the same period. With the latest figure, the number of all confirmed cases so far jumped to 375,870, according to the daily virus update released on Friday by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). Of the 17 deceased, including nine men, 12 were from Dhaka division, two from Khulna, and one each from Chittagong, Rangpur, and Mymensingh divisions. So far, 4,222 men (77.09%) and 1,255 women (22.91%) have died from Covid-19 across the country. The mortality rate against the total number of cases detected so far stands at 1.46%.

Source: Dhaka Tribune October 09, 2020 09:11 UTC