BD reports another Covid death, 214 cases

The country reported another Covid-linked death and 214 cases in 24 hours until Wednesday morning, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), reports UNB.
With the new numbers, the country's total fatalities rose to 29,323 while the caseload to 2,011,946, it added.
The daily case test positivity rate rose to 5.20 per cent from Tuesday's 4.08 per cent as 4,115 samples were tested.
The latest deceased was a man from Khulna division.
The mortality rate remained unchanged at 1.46 per cent. The recovery rate remained static at 97.24 per cent as 282 patients recovered during this period.
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.