Bangladesh added 1,767 fresh cases from coronavirus, officially known as Sars-CoV-2 which is responsible for Covid-19, over the last 24 hours till Friday, putting the caseload to 428,965.
Besides, the virus-related deaths stand at 6,159 after the health authorities reported 19 more Covid-19 fatalities during the period.
Of the new deceased, 13 are men and six are women. Among the total dead, 4,741 or 76.98 percent are men while 1,418 or 23.02 percent are women.
Coronavirus Update in Bangladesh
(Update on November 13, 2020)
| Status | New | Total |
| Cases | 1,767 | 428,965 |
| Death | 19 | 6,159 |
| Recovered | 1,519 | 346,387 |
| Test | 13,539 | 2,515,339 |
Currently, there are 76,419 active cases in the country.
Bangladesh reported its first three coronavirus cases on March 8 last while the first death on March 18.
The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) disclosed the information through a press release in the afternoon.
As per the press release, 1,519 more patients recuperated in the last 24 hours to take the total recoveries in the country to 346,387.
During the period, 13,539 samples were tested in 115 labs across the country. With this, a total of 2,515,339 samples have so far been tested in the country.
The positivity rate — an indicator of the prevalence of the disease — was recorded at 13.05 percent in the last 24 hours while the overall positivity rate is 17.05 percent.
The recovery rate continued to rise in Bangladesh reaching 80.75 percent.
Bangladesh has one of the lowest case fatality rates or CFR, which measures deaths among Covid-19 patients, at 1.44 percent.
On Thursday, the country logged 13 deaths and 1,845 infections from coronavirus after testing 17,112 samples with a positivity rate of 10.78 percent.
Meanwhile, the global death toll from coronavirus has reached 1,299,400 as of Friday morning.
Besides, infections from the virus have surged to 53,090,778 around the world, according to data collated by tracking website Worldometer.
Of the currently infected 14,580,972 patients, 14,485,247 are in mild condition while 95,725 are in serious or critical condition.
So far, 37,210,406 people have made recovery from the disease in different countries.
The US is the worst-hit country with highest cases and deaths in the world at 10,873,936 and 248,585 respectively while India has 2nd highest cases of 8,727,900 and third highest fatalities of 128,686 and Brazil has 2nd highest deaths of 164,332 and third highest cases of 5,783,647.