Bangladesh registered the first Covid-linked death in the current month as one of the patient died on Monday.
The previous death was recorded on May 30.
Meanwhile, a total of 873 people infected freshly on the day, taking the positivity rate to 10.87 per cent from Sunday’s 7.38 per cent as 8,028 samples were tested during the period.
The country’s total caseload rose to 1,957,200 while the total fatalities reached 29,132 with the new numbers , according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
The mortality rate remained unchanged at 1.49 per cent.
The recovery rates declined to 97.38 per cent from Sunday’s 97.42 per cent as 92 patients recovered during this period.