As of Monday, the caseload surged to 691,957 positive cases among 5,037,833 samples tested so far, which takes the infection rate to 13.74 percent. Over the last two weeks, as many as 420,808 samples were tested, which is 30,058 tests per day on average. In the last 14 days, Bangladesh registered an infection rate of more than 23 percent in five days. Antigen tests are successful only where there are more infections.”“The tests need to identify infections below 10 percent. Why did those who died ended up so?”“If the number of tests are increased, infection would not drop below 10 percent.

Source: bd News24 April 13, 2021 16:52 UTC