Bangladesh sees 15 more Covid cases in 24 hrs: DGHS

Bangladesh reported 15 more Covid-19 cases in the 24 hours till Tuesday morning.

With the new number, the country's total caseload rose to 2,037,703, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

However, the official death toll from the disease remained unchanged at 29,445 as no new fatalities were reported.

The daily case test positivity rate rose to 0.88 percent from Monday’s 0.45 percent as the 1712 samples were tested.

The recovery rate increased to 98.04 percent while the death rate remained unchanged at 1.45 percent.

Bangladesh registered its highest daily caseload of 16,230 on July 28 last year and its highest number of fatalities of 264 on August 10 the same year.

Source: United News of Bangladesh