Covid-19 positivity rate jumps to 8.62%

Covid-19 positivity rate in the country increased to 8.62 percent from yesterday's 5.14 percent, a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said today.

At least 35 new Covid-19 cases were recorded in 24 hours till 8:00am. However, 30 new cases were recorded yesterday.

No deaths were reported from the disease in the 24 hours. Bangladesh yesterday reported another death from Covid-19, for the second consecutive day.

The total number of Covid-19 deaths in the country remains at 29,481 since 2020 and the death rate is 1.44 percent.

The total number of cases rose to 2,046,823.

The current positivity rate is 8.62 percent while the total positivity rate stands at 13.09 percent.

A total of 406 samples were tested across the country during this period.

At least 22 patients recovered from Covid-19 during the period. The total number of recoveries now stands at 20,14,201 and the recovery rate at 98.41 percent.