Bangladesh reports one death, 657 cases in 24 hrs

Bangladesh reported another Covid death with 657 fresh cases in 24 hours till Tuesday morning. The country's total fatalities rose to 29,372 with the new death, reports UNB.

The new cases brought the country's total caseload to 2,027,565, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

During the period, the Covid positivity rate was 13.8 per cent. The mortality and recovery rate remained unchanged at 1.45 percent and 97.02 percent, respectively.

In September, the country reported 40 Covid-linked deaths and 13,251 cases.

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