Bangladesh reports 3 more Covid deaths, 521 new cases

The Report Desk

Published: July 11, 2022, 06:45 PM

Bangladesh reports 3 more Covid deaths, 521 new cases

Amid a rise in coronavirus cases, the country recorded three more deaths from Covid and 521 positive cases in the past 24 hours till Monday morning.

The latest figures pushed up the country's total fatalities and caseload to 29,203 and 1,990,375 respectively, says the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

The daily case positivity rate dipped to 13.18 from Sunday's 17.47per cent as 3,947 samples were tested over the period.

The deceased include a woman, with all three hailing from from Dhaka division.

The mortality rate remained unchanged at 1.47 percent. The recovery rate rose to 96.18 percent as 1,105 patients recovered during the period.

In the 27th epidemiological week of pandemic from July 4 to 10 this year, Bangladesh saw 57.9 per cent comorbidities in  38 Covid-linked deaths, said the DGHS

Comorbidity means the simultaneous presence of two or more diseases or medical conditions in a patient.

Of the 38 deceased, 13 didn’t receive any vaccine against Covid-19 while eight were vaccinated with the third dose, 13 with the second dose and four received the first dose.

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