Bangladesh sees one more Covid death

Bangladesh reported one more Covid-19 death and 12 fresh cases in 24 hours till this morning.

With the new numbers, the country's total fatalities rose to 29,476 and caseload to 2,044,969, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

The daily case test positivity rate dropped to 1.87 percent from yesterday's 1.88 per cent as 641 samples were tested during this period.

The recovery rate rose to 98.39 percent. However, the death rate remained unchanged at 1.44 percent.

Bangladesh recorded its highest daily caseload of 16,230 on July 28 in 2021 and highest number of fatalities of 264 on August 10 the same year.