Dhaka: Bangladesh has recorded the highest number of Covid-19 deaths in a day since the pandemic made landfall in the country in March last year.
The death toll climbed to 9,521 after 74 fatalities were registered in the 24 hours to 8:00 am Thursday, according to data released by the government.
The country has recorded 6,854 new cases of the coronavirus, taking the tally to 666,132.
Another 3,391 people recovered from COVID-19 through treatment at home and in hospital care in the same period, bringing the tally of recoveries to 565,030 with an 84.82% recovery rate.
Among the latest day's victims, 48 were men and 26 were women. Seventy of them died in different hospitals across the country while 4 at home.
Meanwhile, 33,193 samples were tested in 43 labs across the country in the past 24 hours.
