BD logs 43 new Covid cases, one death in a day

Bangladesh has recorded 43 new cases of COVID-19 in a day, taking the overall tally of infections to 2,044,822, reports bdnews24.com.

The death toll from the disease rose by one to 29,475 over the 24-hour period, according to the latest government data released on Monday.

As many as 1,599 samples were tested across the country, for a positivity rate of 2.70 per cent.

Dhaka logged the most cases among the eight divisions with 36. Another 75 people recovered from the illness nationwide, bringing the total number of recoveries to 2,017,788.

The latest figures put the recovery rate at 98.38 per cent and the mortality rate at 1.44 per cent. Infections have been reported in more than 210 countries and territories since the first cases were identified in China in December 2019.