COVID-19 pandemic: Bangladesh crosses 2 lakh-mark, deaths near 2,900
Dhaka/UNI: The number of confirmed novel Coronavirus cases in Bangladesh reached 221,178 on Sunday.
Senior Health Ministry official Nasima Sultana said in a briefing that “2,520 fresh COVID-19 positive cases and 38 deaths were reported in the last 24 hours across Bangladesh”, news agency Xinhua reported.
“The number of confirmed infections in the country totaled 221,178, while fatalities stood at 2,874,” she said.
According to the official, 10,446 samples were tested in the last 24 hours in labs across the country.
She said the total number of recovered patients in the country now stands at 122,090 including 1,114 on Saturday.
According to the official, the COVID-19 fatality rate in Bangladesh stands at 1.30 per cent.
The country reported the highest 64 deaths of COVID-19 patients in a day on June 30.
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