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COVID-19: Death toll in Bangladesh crosses 2000
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COVID-19: Death toll in Bangladesh crosses 2000

India Blooms News Service | @indiablooms | 05 Jul 2020, 11:24 am

Dhaka/IBNS: The death toll due to COVID-19 in Bangladesh has touched 2000-mark, media reports said on Sunday.

Another 55 fatalities were registered in the 24 hours to 8am Sunday, bringing the body count to 2,052, according to the health directorate as quoted by bdnews24.

The tally of infections surged to 162,417 after 2,738 new cases were confirmed in the same period, DGHS Additional Director General Nasima Sultana was quoted as saying by the news portal.

The recovery count also rose to 72,625 after 1,904 more patients overcame the disease at home and in hospital care during that time, she said.

The recovery rate from the highly infectious disease in the country now stands at  44.72 percent.

The mortality rate is 1.26 percent.

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