DHAKA, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- Bangladesh reported 436 new COVID-19 cases and 22 new deaths on Saturday, making the tally at 531,326 and death toll at 8,003, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said.
The official data showed that 11,115 samples were tested in the last 24 hours across Bangladesh.
The total number of recovered patients in the country stood at 475,899 including 338 new recoveries on Saturday, said the DGHS.
According to the official data, the COVID-19 fatality rate in Bangladesh is now 1.51 percent and the current recovery rate is 89.57 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