Covid infection rising as 53 more cases reported

The number of COVID-19 infected people is increasing day by day as 53 more cases were reported across the country during the last 24 hours as of Monday morning.

According to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), a total of 913 samples were tested across the country, for a positivity rate of 5.81 per cent.
The country’s total fatalities remained unchanged at 29,481 as no death was reported during the period.

Besides, the country's total number of coronavirus cases reached 20,47,051 and the total number of recoveries were 20,14,392, it said.

Bangladesh reported its first Coronavirus case on March 8, 2020, while its first death was on March 18 that year.

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