Bangladesh logs one Covid-19 death, 14.32 pc positivity rate

23 June 2022, 07:42 pm | Updated: 21 November 2024, 10:24 pm


Bangladesh logs one Covid-19 death, 14.32 pc positivity rate
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Bangladesh on Thursday logged one COVID-19 death while it posted 14.32 percent positivity rate of coronavirus, the highest rate in over past four months.

The country reported 1,319 Covid-19 positive cases as 9,214 samples were tested in the last 24 hours...the country logged more than five percent positivity rate of the deadly virus for eighth straight days after nearly three and a half months," Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) sources said.

During the past 24 hours, the combined figure of coronavirus infection in Dhaka city and upazilas of the district is 1,163 while one Covid-19 death was reported during the period.

The official tally showed that the virus killed 29,135 people and infected 19,60,528 so far, the statement added. The recovery count rose to 19,06,232 after another 127 patients were discharged from the dedicated hospitals during the past one day.


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