Staff Correspondent: Dhaka, Aug-03,
Amid the merciless
onslaught of Covid-19 in Bangladesh, the country recorded 235 more deaths
linked to the virus in 24 hours till Tuesday morning.
According to a handout
issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), 15,776 more people
came out positive with the virus during the period after the test of 55,284 samples.
The fresh numbers
pushed the country’s death tally to 21,397 today with the caseload mounting to
1,296,093.
Meanwhile, the daily
test positivity rate fell to 28.58 % from Monday's 29.91%, while the World
Health Organization (WHO) recommends a 5% or below rate.
The recovery rate,
however, rose to 86.80%, and the case fatality remained unchanged at 1.65%
compared to the same period, said the DGHS.
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