Published in: The Daily Star
Date: 14 August, 2021

One hundred and seventy-eight people died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

The total number of Covid-19 deaths in the country now stands at 23,988 and the death rate stands at 1.70 percent.

At least 6,885 new infections were recorded during the period, taking the total number of people infected to 14,12,218, added the release.

The current positivity rate is 20.66 percent while the total positivity rate stands at 16.86 percent.

A total of 33,330 samples were tested across the country during the period.

At least 7,805 Covid-19 patients have recovered during this period. The recovery rate stands at 90.73 percent.

Among the 178 deceased, 109 were men and 69 were women.

Of them, one was between 0-10 years old, one was within 11-20, four were between 21-30, 12 between 31-40, 13 between 41-50, 40 between 51-60, 60 between 61-70, 32 within 71-80, 13 between 81-90, two were within 91-100 years old, added the release.

Source: https://www.thedailystar.net/health/disease/coronavirus/events-who/deaths-infections/news/178-covid-19-deaths-6885-new-cases-reported-day-2152126