Bangladesh sees zero Covid death, 243 cases

Bangladesh reported zero Covid death and 243 new cases in 24 hours till Monday morning.

While the country‍‍`s total fatalities remained unchanged 29,323, the new numbers took its caseload to 2,011,560, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

The daily case test positivity rate rose to 4.74 percent from Sunday’s 4.62 percent as 5,125 samples were tested.

The mortality rate remained unchanged at 1.46 percent. The recovery rate remained static at 97.23 percent.

In July, the country reported 142 Covid-linked deaths and 31,422 cases, the highest monthly death toll and caseload since March this year.

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.