Bangladesh reported 19 Covid cases in the 24 hours until Friday morning which took its total caseload to 1,952,766, reports UNB.
With no new Covid deaths reported during this period the country’s total fatalities from the pandemic remained unchanged at 29,127.
The daily test positivity rate rose to 0.55 per cent from Thursday’s 0.18 per cent as 3,456 samples were tested, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
On Thursday, the number of cases was lower as four cases and zero deaths were reported with the lowest positivity rate sinc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .e the pandemic broke out here.
The mortality rate remained unchanged at 1.49 per cent. The recovery rate rose to 97.15 per cent as 258 patients recovered during this period.
In April, the country reported only five Covid-linked deaths and 1,114 new cases, while 14,100 patients recovered from the disease, according to the DGHS.
Among the five deaths during the period, two were unvaccinated patients while three were vaccinated with two doses of the Covid vaccine.
The country reported its first zero Covid death in a single day on 20 November last year, along with 178 cases, since the pandemic broke out here in March 2020.
On 28 January, Bangladesh logged its previous highest positivity rate of 33.37 per cent.
The country registered its highest daily caseload of 16,230 on 28 July last year and daily fatalities of 264 on 10 August in the same year.
