Dhaka: Bangladesh recorded 41 more coronavirus or Covid-19 deaths in the past 24 hours, raising the death toll from the pandemic to 26,972, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said on Monday.
In addition, some 1,953 people have newly been infected with the virus during the period. With new infection, the total number of cases stands at 1,532,366.
A press notification of the DGHS disclosed this information this afternoon.
The release said some 4,112 people recovered from the Covid-19 in the last 24 hours. Till date, a total of 1,482,933 recovered from the virus in the country.
The country witnessed tests of 26,055 samples in different laboratories during the period.
The current positivity rate is 7.69 percent while the overall positivity rate stands at 16.53 percent.
Of the deceased, 16 are women and 25 are men. Dhaka division registered 14 deaths, Chattogram division 14 deaths, Rajshahi division three deaths, Khulna division six deaths, Barishal division one death, Sylhet division one death and Mymensingh division counted two deaths in the last 24 hours.
