File photo of a Covid-19 victim given a burial in Dhaka Mahmud Hossain Opu/Dhaka TribuneDeath toll reaches 5,129Bangladesh has recorded 36 more deaths from Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, taking the number of total fatalities to 5,129. The country also logged more than 357,000 coronavirus cases with 1,106 people having tested positive over the same period. The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) revealed the latest figures on Covid-19 in the country with a press release on Saturday. So far, 3,974 men (77.48%) and 1,155 women (22.52%) have died from Covid-19 across the country. The mortality rate against the total number of cases detected so far stands at 1.43%.

Source: Dhaka Tribune September 26, 2020 10:07 UTC