Bangladesh records 990 new virus cases, 17 deaths
Friday, 1 January 2021
Bangladesh has recorded 990 new cases of the novel coronavirus in a daily count, taking the tally of infections so far to 514,500.
The death toll climbed to 7,576 after 17 fatalities were clocked in the 24 hours to 8:00am Friday, according to data released by the government.
Globally, over 83.48 million people have been infected with the novel coronavirus and 1.81 million have died, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University.
Infections have been reported in more than 210 countries and territories since the first cases were identified in China in December 2019.