Bangladesh reported another Covid-linked death with 22 more cases in 24 hours till Wednesday morning.
With the new numbers, the fatalities rose to 29,441 and the caseload to 2,037,327, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
The daily case test positivity rose to 0.95 per cent from Tuesday’s 0.56 per cent as 2,317 samples were tested during the period.
The latest deceased was a man from Sylhet.
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The mortality rate remained unchanged at 1.45 percent while recovery rate rose to 97.63 percent, it added.
In December last year, the country reported seven Covid-linked deaths and 540 cases.
Bangladesh registered its highest daily caseload of 16,230 on July 28 in 2021 and daily fatalities of 264 on August 5 the same year.
Source: United News of Bangladesh