UNB :
Bangladesh recorded two more Covid-linked deaths and reported 213 fresh infections in 24 hours until Tuesday morning, authorities said.
The daily-case positivity rate slightly dropped to 1.03 per cent from Monday’s 1.32 per cent.
The fresh numbers took the total fatalities to 27,922 while the country’s caseload mounted to 15,72,501, said the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
However, the mortality rate remained static at 1.78 per cent, according to DGHS.
The fresh cases were detected after testing 20, 764 samples, it said.
Besides, the recovery rate remained unchanged at 97.71 per cent with the recovery of 223 more patients during the 24-hour period.
bdnews24.com adds: Bangladesh has registered two new deaths from COVID-19 in a day, taking the total toll to 27,928.
The COVID-19 caseload rose to 1,572,948 as 213 people tested positive for the disease in the 24 hours to 8 am on Tuesday, according to the latest government data.
Dhaka recorded the most cases among the eight divisions, logging 162 infections. It also registered both of the fatalities.
Nationwide, another 223 people recovered from the illness, bringing the total number of recoveries to 1,536,967.
As many as 20,764 samples were tested across the country, for a positivity rate of 1.03 percent. The latest figures put the recovery rate at 97.71 percent and the mortality rate at 1.78 percent.
Globally, over 253.99 million people have been infected by the novel coronavirus and 5.11 million have died, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University.
