Bangladesh sees 2 more Covid deaths as cases rise

The Report Desk

Published: June 26, 2022, 04:59 PM

Bangladesh sees 2 more Covid deaths as cases rise

Bangladesh reported two more Covid-linked deaths which took the country’s total death toll to 29,140 as of Sunday morning.

Over the last 24 hours till Sunday morning, there were 1,680 new infections.

The new figures took the country’s caseload to 19,65,173, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

The daily-case positivity rate jumped to 15.66 per cent from Saturday’s 15.07 per cent as 10,778 samples were tested during the period, said the DGHS.

The deceased are a woman and a man, both from Dhaka division.

The mortality rate remained unchanged at 1.48 per cent. The recovery rate declined to 97.02 per cent from Saturday’s 97.10 per cent as 169 patients recovered during this period.

 

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