Published in: The Daily Star
Date: 18 November, 2020

Twenty-one people have died from Covid-19 in the last 24 hours taking the total number of deaths to 6,275, according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

The death rate now stands at 1.43 percent.

At least 2,111 new infections were recorded in the meantime taking the total number of people infected to 4,38,795, added the release.

The current positivity rate is 13.83 percent while the total positivity rate stands at 16.97 percent.

A total of 16,469 samples were tested across the country in the last 24 hours. And at least 1,893 Covid-19 patients have recovered in the last 24 hours.

Source: https://www.thedailystar.net/coronavirus-deadly-new-threat/news/covid-19-21-die-2111-infected-1893-recover-24-hours-1997029