Bangladesh logs 21 more Covid cases

Bangladesh reported 21 more Covid cases in the 24 hours till Wednesday morning.

With the new numbers, the country‍‍`s total caseload rose to 2,037,067, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).However, the official death toll from the disease remained unchanged at 29,439 as no new fatalities were reported.

The daily case test positivity increased to 0.79 percent from Tuesday’s 0.49 percent as 2,666 samples were tested during the period.

The mortality and recovery rates remained unchanged at 1.45 percent and 97.57 percent respectively.

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

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