Bangladesh reports another death from Covid

Bangladesh logged another death from Covid-19 with 14 more Covid cases in 24 hours till Saturday morning, reports UNB.

With the new numbers, the country's total fatality rose to 29.438 and the caseload to 2,036,911, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

The daily case test positivity rose to 0.83 per cent from Friday's 0.67 per cent as 21,695 samples were tested during the period.

The mortality remained unchanged at 1.45 per cent while the recovery rate slightly increased to 97.54 per cent, respectively.

In November, the country reported 10 Covid-linked deaths and 1,345 cases.

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