Bangladesh logs 19 more Covid cases

Bangladesh reported 19 more Covid cases in 24 hours till Tuesday morning.

With the new numbers, the country‍‍`s total caseload rose to 2,036,967, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

However, the official death toll from the disease remained unchanged at 29,438 as no new fatalities were reported.

The daily case test positivity dropped to 0.75 percent from Monday’s 0.85 percent percent as 2,354 samples were tested during the period.

The mortality rate and the recovery rate remained unchanged at 1.45 percent and at 97.54 percent, respectively.

In November, the country reported 10 Covid-linked deaths and 1,345 cases.

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