Bangladesh logs another Covid death, 1,319 infections

For the second day in a row, the country witnessed another death from Covid-19 in 24 hours till Thursday morning, when 1,319 new cases were reported.

The latest figures took the total caseload  to 1,960,528 and the total fatalities to 29,135, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

The daily-case positivity rate jumped to 14.32 per cent from Wednesday’s 13.30 per cent as 9,214 samples were tested during the 24 hours.

The deceased was a woman, aged 61-70, hailing from Dhaka division.

The mortality rate remained static at 1.49 per cent. The recovery rates declined to 97.29 per cent from Monday’s 97.34 per cent as 122 patients recovered during this period.