Bangladesh reported two more Covid-linked deaths and 71 fresh cases in 24 hours to Thursday morning. With the new numbers, the country's total number of fatalities rose to 29,471 and caseload to 2,044,240, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). The daily infection rate dropped to 4.89% from Wednesday's 5.48% as 1,453 samples were tested. The recovery and fatality rates remained unchanged at 98.38% and 1.44%, respectively. Bangladesh registered its highest daily caseload of 16,230 on July 28 in 2021 and the highest number of fatalities of 264 on August 10 the same year.

Source: Dhaka Tribune July 27, 2023 23:47 UTC