Coronavirus cases rose by 1,094 in Bangladesh over the 24 hours till Saturday, taking the confirmed infections to 397,507.
Besides, 19 more people succumbed to the virus responsible for Covid-19 during the period to bring the total virus-related deaths in the country to 5,780.
Of the new deceased, 19 are men and two are women. Among the total dead, 4,452 or 77.02 percent are men while 1,328 or 22.98 percent are women.
Coronavirus Update in Bangladesh
(Update on October 24, 2020)
| Status | New | Total |
| Cases | 1,094 | 397,507 |
| Death | 19 | 5,780 |
| Recovered | 1,498 | 313,563 |
| Test | 10,998 | 2,246,486 |
Currently, there are 78,164 active cases in the country.
The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) disclosed the information through a press release in the afternoon.
As per the press release, 1,498 more patients recuperated in the last 24 hours to take the total recoveries in the country to 313,563.
During the period, 10,998 samples were tested in 111 labs across the country. With this, a total of 2,246,486 samples have so far been tested in the country.
The positivity rate — an indicator of the prevalence of the disease — was recorded at 9.95 percent in the last 24 hours while the overall positivity rate is 17.69 percent.
The recovery rate continued to rise in Bangladesh reaching 78.88 percent.
Bangladesh has one of the lowest case fatality rates or CFR, which measures deaths among Covid-19 patients, at 1.45 percent.
On Friday, Bangladesh registered 14 deaths and 1,586 infections from coronavirus after testing 14,119 samples with a positivity rate of 11.23 percent.
Meanwhile, coronavirus continued to tighten its grip across the world sickening 495,463 more people in the last 24 hours till 10am on Saturday.
In total, the confirmed infections from the virus have reached 42,489,905 across the globe.
Besides, the virus has so far killed 1,149,229 globally, according to tracking website Worldometer.
Of the currently infected 9,913,656 patients, 9,837,120 are in mild condition while 76,536 are in serious or critical condition.
So far, 31,427,020 people have made recovery from the disease in different countries. Of them, 239,789 recuperated in the last 24 hours.
The US is the worst-hit country with highest cases and deaths in the world at 8,746,953 and 229,284 respectively while India has 2nd highest cases of 7,814,682 and third highest fatalities of 117,992 and Brazil has 2nd highest deaths of 156,528 and third highest cases of 5,355,650.