Staff Correspondent: Dhaka, Aug-11,
Bangladesh reported 237
Covid-19 related deaths as health authorities came up with their 24-hour report
on Wednesday, a figure that shows how bad the situation is in the country.
On August 5, the
country reported 264 deaths shattering its previous single-day record of 258
Covid-related deaths on July 27 and it was repeated on August 10 when the
country logged 268 deaths.
Besides, 10,420 more
people came out Covid positive during the period after testing 44,430 samples,
according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
The fresh numbers
pushed Bangladesh’s total fatality to 23,398 and total cases to 1,386,782.
The case positivity
rate during the 24-hour period fell a little to 23.45 % from Tuesday’s 23.58 %,
while the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends a 5% or below rate.
The recovery rate,
however, rose to 90% from 89.71%, with the recovery of 13,313 people during the
period, said the DGHS.
However, the case
fatality rose to 1.69 % during the period after remaining static at 1.68 % for
a few days.
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