The government confirmed 57,814 COVID-19 cases and 1,389 deaths from the disease between Aug 30 and Sept 26. The highly infectious Delta variant of the coronavirus drove infections and deaths up, setting new records, across Bangladesh after March. July saw the highest number of infections with the government logging 336,226 confirmed cases of COVID-19 at an average of 10,846 infections a day. In the past week, the DGHS reported 2,204 infections and 55 deaths. Russia, the UK, Singapore and some other countries, however, are currently experiencing a rise in coronavirus cases and deaths after a drop in both numbers.

Source: bd News24 October 26, 2021 01:40 UTC