The COVID-19 caseload rose to 1,573,711 after 253 people tested positive for the disease in the 24 hours to 8 am on Friday, according to the latest government data. Dhaka recorded the most cases and deaths among the eight divisions, logging 202 infections and six fatalities. The latest figures put the recovery rate at 97.72 percent and the mortality rate at 1.78 percent. Globally, over 256.12 million people have been infected by the novel coronavirus and 5.13 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 November 19, 2021 11:08 UTC