BD reports one more Covid death, 198 cases
Thursday, 11 August 2022
Bangladesh recorded another Covid-linked death with 198 fresh cases in last 24 hours until Wednesday morning, reports UNB.
With the latest numbers, the total fatalities reached 29,309 while the caseload 2,008,068, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
The daily case positivity rate rose to 5.09 per cent from Tuesday's 4.34 per cent as 3,888 samples were tested.
The latest deceased was a man from Dhaka division.
The mortality rate remained unchanged at 1.46 per cent. The recovery rate rose to 97.09 per cent from Tuesday's 97.08 per cent.
In July, Bangladesh reported 142 Covid-linked deaths and 31,422 cases, the highest death toll and cases in the last five months since March this year, according to DGHS.