12 more die of Covid-19 and 11,434 fresh cases detected overnight
21 January 2022, 08:06 pm | Updated: 24 November 2024, 05:18 pm
Bangladesh reported 11,434 Covid-19 cases with 12 deaths in 24 hours till Friday morning with infection rate marking a sharp rise.
The positivity rate increased to 28.49 per cent from Thursday’s 26.37 per cent after testing 40,423 samples, according to the Directorate general of health Services (DGHS).
Bangladesh last logged 11,164 cases and 264 deaths on August 10, last year with a positivity rate of 23.54 per cent in 24 hours.
The fresh numbers took the country’s total fatalities to 28,192 while the caseload mounted to 1,664,616 on Friday. Among the new deceased, seven were men and five were women.
