Bangladesh logged 63 more Coronavirus-related deaths in the last 24 hours until 8am on Thursday as the country is scrambling to manage the 2nd wave of the virus infection. The new deaths pushed up the number of fatalities to 13,345. Read: Covid-19: Bangladesh reports sharp rise in infections The virus also infected 3,840 people during the period, raising the total caseload to 8,41,087. The positivity rate slightly declined to 15.44 percent from Wednesday’s 16.62 percent, said a handout issued by the Directorate General of Health Services. However, the fatality rate remained static at 1.59 % during the period. The country last recorded 15.07 percent positivity rate on April 21. Read: Covid positivity rate rises in Bangladesh The fresh cases were detected after testing 24,871 samples during the period. As 776,466 people recovered from the virus, the country's recovery rate now stands at 92.32 percent, which is on the decline for a week.

Bangladesh again broke all previous records of Covid-19 deaths registering 112 fatalities in a 24-hour period until Monday morning.   The country saw over 100 deaths for the fourth consecutive day. The latest fatalities pushed up the death tally to 10,497 with a mortality rate of 1.45 percent, according to a handout from the Directorate General of Health Services. Also read: Covid-19 vaccine not a 'silver bullet': WHO Besides, 4,271 new cases were reported during the period after testing 24,152 samples. The infection rate was 17.68 percent, down from 19.06 percent on Sunday. On Sunday, 19,404 samples were tested. The number was 34,630 on April 7 when the country recorded its highest single-day cases of 7,626. Bangladesh reported its first coronavirus cases on March 8, 2020, and the first death on March 18 that year.

Bangladesh recorded six more Coronavirus related deaths and 635 new cases in the last 24 hours until Friday morning, registering a rise in daily infection rate.

Dhaka, Mar 2 (UNB) – Bangladesh recorded seven more Covid-19-related deaths and 619 new cases in the last 24 hours till Thursday morning, registering a rise in its daily infection rate.

Bangladesh’s coronavirus fatalities climbed to 8,428 on Wednesday after health authorities recorded 614 more deaths in the last 24 hours till this morning.

Five more Covid-19-related deaths and 410 new cases were reported in Bangladesh in the last 24 hours till Thursday morning.

Covid-19 claimed seven more lives and infected another 366 people in Bangladesh in the last 24 hours till Monday morning, showing a slight rise in infection rate than that of Sunday.

Fifteen more coronavirus-related deaths and 391 new cases were recorded in the last 24 hours until Thursday morning.

The daily coronavirus infection rate in Bangladesh fell to 2.68% on Tuesday after the health authorities reported 396 fresh cases until the morning.

Covid-19 claimed 11 more lives and infected another 446 in Bangladesh in the last 24 hours till Monday morning, showing higher rates both in death toll and infection than that of Sunday.