Bangladesh's COVID-19 cases rise to 518,898, death toll to 7,687

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DHAKA, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) -- Bangladesh recorded 978 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 17 new deaths on Wednesday, bringing its total tally to 518,898 with 7,687 deaths, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said.

The official data showed that 15,544 samples were tested in the last 24 hours across Bangladesh.

The total number of recovered patients in the country stood at 463,480 including 1,021 new recoveries on Wednesday, said the DGHS.

The COVID-19 fatality rate in Bangladesh stands currently at 1.48 percent and recovery rate at 89.32 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 last year. Enditem

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