Bangladesh logs 14 more Covid cases in 24 hrs

Bangladesh registered 14 more Covid cases in the 24 hours till Monday morning.

With the new numbers, the country's total caseload rose to 2,037,156, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), reports UNB.

However, the official death toll from the disease remained unchanged at 29,440 as no new fatalities were reported.

The daily case test positivity fell to 0.84 per cent from Sunday's 1.07 per cent as 1,667 samples were tested during the period. The mortality rate remained unchanged at 1.45 per cent while recovery rate slightly decreased to 97.58 per cent, it added.

In November, the country reported 10 Covid-linked deaths and 1,345 cases. Bangladesh registered its highest daily caseload of 16,230 on 28 July last year and daily fatalities of 264 on 10 August the same year.

-ProthomAlo