DHAKA, July 14 (Xinhua) -- Bangladesh reported 3,163 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, taking the total to nearly 200,000, with over half of the patients having recovered.
Nasima Sultana, a senior Health Ministry official, said in a briefing in Dhaka that "3,163 new COVID-19 positive cases and 33 deaths were reported in the last 24 hours across Bangladesh."
She said the total number of recovered patients in the country now stands at 103,227 including 4,910 new recoveries on Tuesday.
The current recovery rate is 54.31 percent, she added.
Sultana said the number of confirmed infections in the country Tuesday totaled 190,057 while fatalities stood at 2,424.
According to the official, the COVID-19 fatality rate in Bangladesh is now 1.28 percent.
She said 13,453 samples were tested in the last 24 hours in labs across the country.
Bangladesh recorded highest 4,019 cases in a 24-hour period on July 2.
The country reported the highest 64 deaths of COVID-19 patients in a day on June 30. Enditem
