Dhaka: Bangladesh has registered 16 new deaths from the novel coronavirus infection in a daily count, bringing the total to 386.

The caseload surged by 1,617, the highest single-day jump, to 26,738 in the 24 hours to 8 am Wednesday, according to government data.

The tally of recoveries also climbed to 5,207 after another 214 patients were released from hospitals in the same period, DGHS Additional Director General Nasima Sultana said in a media briefing on Wednesday.

A total of 10,207 were tested at 43 authorised laboratories across the country, with United Hospital the latest to join the fold, added Nasima.

Globally, over 4.9 million people have been infected by the novel coronavirus and 323,413 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.

Among the latest fatalities in Bangladesh, 13 were men. In terms of their ages, one was over the age of 80, two were between 71 and 80, four between 61 and 70, five between 51 and 60, one between 41 and 50, another between 31 and 40 while the other was a child aged between 1 and 10.

As many as 300 people were sent into isolation with COVID-19 symptoms in the last 24 hours. Currently, 3,816 people are being isolated across the country.

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