An analysis of the official data suggests that 2,681 out of 5,717 COVID-19 positive cases were detected in Dhaka city alone in the past 24 hours while the virus claimed 23 out of 117 lives in the city during the same period.

The official tally showed the virus killed 25,399 people and infected 14,67,715 so far, it added. The recovery count rose to 13,72,856 after another 8,982 patients were discharged from the hospitals during the past day.

The DGHS statistics showed of the people infected from the beginning 93.54 percent recovered, while 1.73 percent died.
 
The DGHS said among the total 25,399 fatalities, 11,157 deaths occurred in Dhaka division, 5,043 in Chattogram, 1,892 in Rajshahi, 3,334 in Khulna, 859 in Barishal, 1,074 in Sylhet, 1,269 in Rangpur, and 771 in Mymensingh division.

It said Bangladesh’s COVID-19 confirmed cases crossed 5,000 marks on March 29, 2021, 6,000 marks on April 1, 2021, 7,000 marks on April 4, 2021, 8,000 marks on June 24, 2021, 9,000 marks on July 5, 11,000 mark July 6, 13,000 marks on July 12, 12,000 marks on July 13, 14,000 marks on July 27 and 16,000 marks on July 28.

According to month-wise statistics last year, 51 COVID-19 positive cases were detected in March 2020, 7616 in April, 39,486 in May, 98,330 in June, 92,178 in July, 75,335 in August, 50,483 in September, 44, 205 in October, 57,248 in November and 48,578 in December.

The beginning of the current year witnessed a drastic fall of coronavirus cases in the country but the trend lasted for only two months — 21,629 cases were detected in January and 11,077 in February.

After the drastic fall of COVID-19 confirmed cases, the country witnessed a sharp increase in infection as 65,079 cases were reported in March 2021 and 1,47,837 cases in April.

The country again witnessed a fall in May 2021 as it recorded 41,408 cases. From the beginning of June 2021, the country recorded a sharp rise with 1,12,718 cases, the DGHS said.

 

Dhaka, 23 August (campuslive24.com)//Bsc