Bangladesh reports 641 new Covid cases in 24 hours

Health workers inoculate a woman with Covid-19 vaccine at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Hospital in Dhaka.
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Bangladesh reported 641 more Covid cases in 24 hours till Wednesday morning, reports UNB.

With no new deaths reported, country's total fatalities remained unchanged at 29,345 while with the new caseload rose to 2,019,470, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

The daily positivity rate rose to 14.73 per cent from Tuesday’s 12.73 per cent as 4,351 samples were tested.

The mortality rate remained unchanged at 1.45 per cent while the recovery rate dropped to 97.13 per cent.

In August, the country reported 32 Covid-linked deaths and 6,689 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.