Daily Covid deaths rise to 36; cases decline further

Bangladesh reported 36 more deaths and 8,359 new cases of Covid-19 in the last 24 hours till 8am Saturday.

The current positivity rate went up to 23.83%, up from 22.95% in the previous day, as 35,074 samples were tested across the country during the same period.

After reporting over 1,000 daily cases for 12 consecutive days, the country reported 9,052 infections on Friday and the figure diclined further on Saturday.

The country has been recording the single-day death toll at 30 or above since 30 January.