The death toll jumped to 5,251 after 32 fatalities were registered in the 24 hours to 8 am Wednesday, the government said. The number of recoveries outpaced active cases in the same period as another 1,789 patients recovered from COVID-19 through treatment at home and in hospital care. The official figures put the recovery rate at 75.79 percent, while the mortality rate stands at 1.44 percent. Globally, over 33.67 million people have been infected by the novel coronavirus and more than 1 million have died, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University. Infections have been reported in more than 210 countries and territories since the first cases were identified in China in December 2019.

Source: bd News24 September 30, 2020 09:11 UTC