Dhaka: Bangladesh reported 8,822 Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours till Wednesday 8:00am, which is the highest number recorded in a day of all time.
Till date, Bangladesh reported 9,13, 258 cases of corona infection. The number of total deaths now stands at 14, 503.
The current infection rate is 25.13 percent in terms of sample tests.
In the last 24 hours, some 35,105 samples were tested in laboratories across the country.
A press notification signed by additional director general of Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) Prof Dr Nasima Sultana revealed this information on Wednesday.
The release said in the last 24 hours 4,550 patients recovered from the disease. With this, 8, 16,250 people freed from the viral infection.
Out of 115 people who died in the last 24 hours, 17 were from Dhaka, 23 from Chattogram, 23 from Rajshahi, 30 from Khulna, two from Barishal, three from Sylhet, 11 from Rangpur and six from Mymensingh, the release added.
