The recovery rate from the coronavirus, officially known as Sars-CoV-2 which causes Covid-19, has risen further in Bangladesh with the recuperation of a good number of people every day.
In the last 24 hours till Thursday, 1,891 people recovered from Covid-19 to push the national recovery rate to 80.19. In total, recoveries in the country have reached 333,588.
Besides, the positivity rate — an indicator of the prevalence of the disease — was recorded at 12.10 percent in the last hours while the overall positivity rate is 17.30 percent.
Coronavirus Update in Bangladesh
(Update on November 05, 2020)
| Status | New | Total |
| Cases | 1,842 | 416,006 |
| Death | 17 | 6,021 |
| Recovered | 1,891 | 333,588 |
| Test | 15,225 | 2,404,902 |
Bangladesh has one of the lowest case fatality rates or CFR, which measures deaths among Covid-19 patients, at 1.45 percent.
Meanwhile, the health authorities reported 1,842 more coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours to take the confirmed infections to 416,006.
Besides, the virus claimed the lives of 17 more people during the period, bringing the total casualties to 6,021.
Of the new deceased, 14 are men and three are women. Among the total dead, 4,635 or 76.98 percent are men while 1,386 or 23.02 percent are women.
Currently, there are 76,397 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.
In the last 24 hours, 15,225 samples were tested in 114 labs across the country. With this, a total of 2,404,902 samples have so far been tested in the country.
On Tuesday, the country reported 21 deaths and 1,517 infections from coronavirus after testing 13,914 samples with a positivity rate of 10.90 percent.
Meanwhile, along with the infections, deaths from the coronavirus started to rise around the world recording 10,526 fatalities in the last 24 hours till 10am on Thursday.
In total, the death toll from the virus has reached 1,230,786 globally, according to data collated by tracking website Worldometer.
Besides, confirmed coronavirus cases have reached 48,422,013, including 574,241, during the period.
Of the currently infected 12,519,742 patients, 12,430,370 are in mild condition while 89,372 are in serious or critical condition.
So far, 34,671,485 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 9,801,355 and 239,829 respectively while India has 2nd highest cases of 8,363,412 and third highest fatalities of 124,354 and Brazil has 2nd highest deaths of 161,170 and third highest cases of 5,590,941.