Bangladesh COVID-19 cases rise to 360,555, death toll reaches 5,193

 Bangladesh reported 1,407 new COVID-19 cases and 32 new deaths on Monday, making the tally at 360,555 and death toll at 5,193, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said.

   The official data showed that 11,922 samples were tested in the last 24 hours across Bangladesh.

   The total number of recovered patients in the country stood at 272,073 including 1,582 new recoveries on Monday, said the DGHS.

   According to the official data, the COVID-19 fatality rate in Bangladesh is now 1.44 percent and the current recovery rate is 75.46 percent.

   Bangladesh recorded the highest daily new cases of 4,019 on July 2 and the highest number of deaths of 64 on June 30.