The average infection rate increased from 11.41 percent in October with 1,420 cases to 13.08 percent in November, when the government reported 1,908 cases a day. In December, the rate dropped again to 10.27 percent with 1,566 cases daily. In the first eight days of January, the DGHS confirmed 898 cases daily on an average at 6.92 percent of the tests. These viruses are responsible for common cold, cough, fever and pneumonia and may have played a role in the drop in number of coronavirus cases. “But it may rise again if we don’t emphasise the mask rules,” he warned, adding that human behaviour can affect the infection rate.

Source: bd News24 January 08, 2021 20:33 UTC