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Bangladesh: Dhaka's covid infection rate jumps from 3% to 28% in one month

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COVID-19 infection rate of Bangladesh's capital city Dhaka has jumped from 3 per cent to 28 per cent in the last one month as fear continues to grip the city hospitals that they will run out of beds in a few weeks if the infection rate doesn't come down.

Dhaka district has recorded over 5,500 Covid-19 deaths so far. This figure amounts to 36.32 per cent of the total deaths across the country, Dhaka Tribune reported.

Earlier this week, Bangladesh extended the ongoing "strict" nationwide lockdown until July 14 in order to control the spread of COVID-19.

In a notification, the Cabinet Division said that the ongoing restrictions will remain effective until July 14 midnight. Bangladesh extended the lockdown, a day after the daily coronavirus

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