Covid-19: Cases multiply rapidly overnight

In a 24-hour count till Tuesday morning. health authorities in Bangladesh reported 2,458 fresh cases.

With this, the tally of Covid-19 cases in the country has reached 1,598,389,

The daily test positivity rate has increased to 8.97 percent as 27,399 samples were tested across labs in the country. 

Of the new patients, Dhaka logged 1,979 cases, the highest among the divisions.

The country also reported two more fatalities from the disease, taking the tally of Covid-19 fatalities to 28,017. 

Meanwhile, 274 patients recovered through treatment at home and in hospitals in the last day. With the latest development, 1,551,387 patients have recovered from the infectious disease since the pandemic hit the country. 

The figures were reported between Monday 8:00 am and Tuesday 8:00 am. 

The latest Covid-19 situation in the country was revealed by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) in its routine daily statement.