Bangladesh’s Covid caseload cross 2 mln with 884 new cases; 6 more die

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Online Desk :

Bangladesh’s overall Covid caseload crossed two million registering 884 new cases in 24 hours till Thursday morning.

Besides, six more Covid-linked deaths were recorded during the period, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

With the latest figures, the country’s total fatalities reached 29,256 while the caseload at 2,000,279

Of the deceased, four were men while two were women.

Of them, two each were from Dhaka and Barishal divisions while one each was from Khulna and Mymensing division.

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The daily case positivity rate increased to 12.20 per cent from Tuesday’s 9.66 per cent as 9,010 samples were tested.

The mortality rate dropped to 9.81 from Wednesday’s 1.46 per cent. The recovery rate rose to 96,56 from Wednesday’s 96.52 per as 1,602 patients recovered during this period.

In June, the country reported 18 Covid-linked deaths and 20,201 new cases, according to the DGHS.

Bangladesh reported its first zero Covid death on November 20 last year since the pandemic broke out here in March 2020.

The country registered its highest daily caseload of 16,230 on July 28 last year and daily fatalities of 264 on August 10 in the same year.

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