Dhaka, Aug. 25 -- The government said 45 new fatalities were registered in the 24 hours to 8 am Tuesday, taking the total to 4,028.

The caseload surged to 299,628 after 2,545 people tested positive for COVID-19 in the same period, according to data released by the health directorate.

The number of recoveries in the last 24 hours outpaced fresh cases with another 3,881 patients overcoming the disease through treatment at home and in hospital care in the same period, bringing the total to 186,956.

A total of 14,153 samples were tested at 91 authorised labs across the country in the last 24 hours, with a positivity rate of 19.98 percent.

The official figures take the recovery rate from COVID-19 to 62.33 percent, while the latest deaths o...