Bangladesh Logs 24 New Covid-19 Cases

Bangladesh logged 24 fresh Covid-19 cases in 24 hours till Sunday morning taking the total caseload to 19,52,556.

As per the latest government data, the country’s total fatalities remained unchanged at 29,127 as no death was reported during the period, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

The daily positivity rate slightly dropped to 0.41 percent from Saturday's 0.55 percent after testing 4,708 samples during the period, UNB reports.

On Saturday, the number of infections was higher as 26 new cases were reported with zero death.

Besides, the mortality rate remained unchanged at 1.49 percent.

The recovery rate rose to 96.97 percent with the recovery of 329 more patients during the 24-hour period.

In March, the country reported 85 Covid-linked deaths and 8,000 new cases while 66,639 patients recovered from the disease, according to DGHS.

Among the 85 deaths during the period, 44 were unvaccinated patients, 11 were vaccinated with the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine, 28 with the second dose, and two with the third dose.

The country reported its first zero Covid-related death in a single day on November 20 last year, along with 178 infections, since the pandemic broke out in Bangladesh in March 2020.

On January 28, Bangladesh logged its previous highest daily positivity rate at 33.37 percent reporting 15,440 cases and 20 deaths.

Besides, the country registered the highest daily caseload of 16,230 on July 28 last year, while the highest number