Bangladesh’s virus cases surge by 6,469, highest daily count; another 59 dead

Bangladesh has logged 6,469 new cases of the coronavirus, the highest daily count, taking the tally of infections to 617,764. 

The death toll climbed to 9,105 after 59 fatalities were registered in the 24 hours to 8:00am Thursday, according to data released by the government, reports bdnews24.com. 

Another 2,539 people recovered from COVID-19 through treatment at home and in hospital care in the same period, bringing the tally of recoveries to 544,938. 

As many as 28,198 samples were tested across the country in the last 24 hours, yielding a positivity rate of 22.94 per cent. 

The latest official figures put the recovery rate at 88.21 per cent, while the mortality rate stands at 1.47 per cent.