Bangladesh Reports 33 New Covid Cases, Zero Death

Bangladesh reported 33 new Covid cases in 24 hours ending Sunday morning which took the total caseload to 1,953,012.

With no new Covid death reported during the period for the 25th consecutive day, the total fatalities from the pandemic remained unchanged at 29,127, reports UNB.

The daily test positivity rate increased to 0.85 per cent from Saturday's 0.55 per cent as 3,884 samples were tested, according to the Directorate General of Health Services.

On Saturday, the number of cases was lower as only 22 new cases were reported.

The mortality rate remained unchanged at 1.49 per cent. The recovery rate rose to 97.26 per cent as 269 patients recovered during this period.

In April, the country reported only five Covid-linked deaths and 1,114 new cases, while 14,100 patients recovered from the disease, according to the DGHS.

Among the five deaths during the period, two were unvaccinated patients while three were vaccinated with two doses of the Covid vaccine.

The country reported its first zero Covid death in a single day on November 20, 2021, along with 178 cases, since the pandemic broke out here in March 2020.

On January 28, Bangladesh logged its previous highest positivity rate of 33.37 per cent.

The country registered its highest daily caseload of 16,230 on July 28, 2021 and daily fatalities of 264 on August 10, 2021.