Bangladesh sees zero Covid death, 243 new cases

Bangladesh reported zero Covid death and 243 new cases in 24 hours until Monday morning, reports UNB.
While the country's total fatalities remained unchanged 29,323, the new numbers took its caseload to 20,11,560, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
The daily case test positivity rate rose to 4.74 per cent from Sunday's 4.62 per cent as 5,125 samples were tested.
The mortality rate remained unchanged at 1.46 per cent. The recovery rate remained static at 97.23 per cent.
In July, the country reported 142 Covid-linked deaths and 31,422 cases, the highest monthly death toll and caseload since March this year.
Bangladesh registered its highest daily caseload of 16,230 on July 28 last year and daily fatalities of 264 on August 10 the same year.