Bangladesh reported two more Covid-19-linked deaths and 121 fresh cases in 24 hours till Sunday morning. With the new numbers, the country's total fatalities rose to 29,461 and caseload to 2,042,252, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). The daily case test positivity slightly declined to 6.94% from Saturday's 7.17% as 1,744 samples were tested. However, the death and recovery rates remained unchanged at 1.44% and 98.33%, respectively, DGHS said. Bangladesh registered its highest daily caseload of 16,230 on July 28 in 2021 and highest number of fatalities of 264 on August 10 the same year.

Source: Dhaka Tribune June 25, 2023 17:24 UTC