45 people have died from coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said today.

The death toll now stands at 1388 and the death rate at 1.32 percent, Dr Nasima Sultana, additional director general (administration) of DGHS, said during a briefing.

3243 people have tested positive for Covid-19 in the last 24 hours.

The latest figures take the total number of infections in the country to 1,05,535.

Meanwhile, 2,781 Covid-19 patients have recovered in the last 24 hours. The total number of recoveries has reached 42,945 and the current recovery rate is 40.69 percent, the DGHS official added.