Covid-19: Bangladesh reports 22 more cases in 24 hrs

Bangladesh reported 22 more Covid-19 cases in 24 hours till Tuesday morning.

With no deaths reported, the fatalities remained unchanged at 29,435 while with new infections the caseload rose to 2,036,685, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

The daily case test positivity declined to 0.60 per cent from Monday’s 0.96 per cent as 3,607 samples were tested during the period.

The mortality and recovery rates remained unchanged at 1.45 percent and 97.52 per cent, respectively.

In November, the country reported 10 Covid-linked deaths and 1345 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.