Bangladesh reported 172 fresh fatalities from Covid-19 and 7,248 new infections in the 24 hours to 8am on Wednesday.
With the latest development, the total number of deaths reached 24,719, while the number of total infections rose to 1,440,644 in the country.
As many as 41,014 samples were tested across the country, with a positivity rate of 17.67%.
On the other hand, another 12,112 patients recovered from the infectious disease across the country, taking the total number of recoveries to 1,327,028.
Dhaka logged 4,152 cases, the highest among the divisions, followed by Chittagong with 1,124.
To date, more than 8.52 million tests have been conducted around the country, leading to an overall test positivity rate of 16.91%.
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The seven-day moving average of daily deaths in Bangladesh also dropped to 188.7 on Wednesday.
For a seven-day moving average, one has to take the data of the last one week, add them up, and divide it by seven. The most common application of moving average is to identify trend direction.
Of the 172 deceased – 94 men and 78 women – 13 were aged above 80, 30 aged between 71 and 80 years, 62 people between 61 and 70, 34 aged between 51 and 60, 20 aged between 41 and 50, seven in 31-40 age group, four in 21-30 age group, and two belonging to 11-20 age group.
Dhaka also logged the highest deaths with 67 fatalities, followed by Chittagong with 47.
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Khulna division counted 16 deaths while Sylhet 15, Mymensingh 10, Rajshahi eight, Barisal five, and Rangpur four.
So far, 16,243 men (65.71%) and 8,476 women (34.29%) have died from Covid-19 in Bangladesh.
The mortality rate against the total number of cases detected so far stands at 1.72%.
The health authorities in Bangladesh reported the first three cases of Covid-19, a severe acute respiratory illness caused by a strain of coronavirus named Sars-CoV-2, on March 8, 2020.
The fast spreading coronavirus has claimed more than 4.3 million lives and infected over 209 million people across the world till Wednesday afternoon, according to Worldometer.
As many as 187.83 million people have recovered from Covid-19, which has spread to 220 countries and territories across the planet.
