Bangladesh logs 1,685 more Covid cases, zero death

The country's Covid tally now surged to 19,62, 213 as it recorded another 1,685 cases of Covid infection in 24 hours till Friday morning.

However, the overall body count remains static at 29,135 with no deaths reported during the period, says the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

The daily-case positivity rate declined to 12.18 per cent from Thursday’s 14.32 per cent as 13,833 samples were tested during the period, said the DGHS.

The mortality rate also declined to 1.48 per cent. The recovery rates declined to 97.16 per cent from Thursday’s 97.23 per cent as185 patients recovered during this period.