Bangladesh reports one more Covid death, 11 new cases in 24 hrs

Bangladesh has reported another Covid death with 11 more Covid cases in 24 hours till Tuesday morning.

With the new numbers, the fatalities rose to 29,433 and the caseload to 2,036,567, according to the Directorate General of Health Services.

The daily case test positivity dropped to 0.72 per cent from Monday’s 0.79 per cent as 1,520 samples were tested during the period.

The deceased was a woman from Chattogram division.

The mortality rate remained unchanged at 1.45 percent while the recovery rate rose to 97.51 per cent.

In October, the country reported 60 Covid-linked deaths and 10,043 cases.

Bangladesh registered its highest daily caseload of 16,230 on July 28, 2021 and daily fatalities of 264 on August 10 the same year.