Dhaka: Another 38 people died of coronavirus infection across the country in the last 24 hours, raising the total number of deaths to 7,280 so far.
Besides, some 1,153 new cases were detected over the same period, taking the total number of infected cases to 5,00,713 across the country.
A press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) confirmed the development on Sunday (December 20).
Of the total sample tests in the past 24 hours, 8.66 percent tested positive, while 16.28 percent cases were detected from the total tests conducted so far, the release added.
Among the total infections, 87.38 percent patients have recovered, while 1.45 percent died so far since the first COVID-19 positive cases were reported in the country on March 8.
