Bangladesh logs zero Covid death, 212 new cases

C T Online Desk: Bangladesh reported zero Covid death and 212 new cases in the past 24 hours until Wednesday morning.

With the latest numbers, Bangladesh’s total fatalities remained static at 29,314 while the caseload rose to 2,009,434, according to the Directorate General of Health Services.

The daily case test positivity rate rose to 4.54 per cent from Tuesday’s 4.41 per cent as 4,666 samples were tested, the DGHS said.

The mortality rate remained unchanged at 1.46 per cent. The recovery rate rose to 97.17 per cent from Tuesday’s 97.15 per cent.

In July, the country reported 142 Covid deaths and 31,422 cases, the highest monthly death toll and caseload since March in 2022.

Bangladesh registered its highest daily caseload of 16,230 on July 28, 2021 and daily fatalities of 264 on August 10, 2021.