Bangladesh reported 342 fresh Covid-19 cases with one more death in 24 hours till Friday morning.
With the detection of the fresh cases after testing 16,913 samples, the daily case positivity rate rose to 2.02 per cent during the period, said the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
The country on Thursday logged two Covid-linked deaths and 382 fresh cases, according to the DGHS.
Though the deaths remained below five since December 13, the daily cases remained mostly over 250, according to data provided by the DGHS.
The country reported its first two Omicron cases in December 11.
The fresh numbers reported on Friday took the country’s total fatalities to 28,055 while the caseload mounted to 15,82,710
Meanwhile, the mortality rate remained static at 1.77 per cent during the period.
The recovery rate also remained same at 97.74 per cent.
Source: United News Bangladesh