Staff Correspondent: Dhaka, Aug-30,

Covid-19 claimed 94 more lives in Bangladesh and infected 3,724 more in 24 hours till Monday morning with the daily case positivity rate falling to 12.07%.

The country last saw 12.33% daily case positivity rate on June 10.

The new numbers took the country’s death tally to 26,109 and the caseload to 1,497,261, according to the Directorate general of Health Services. 

The fresh cases were detected after testing 30,855 samples.

Meanwhile, the recovery rate rose to 94.97 per cent, while the case fatality rate remained unchanged at 1.74% during the period.

Dhaka division reported the highest 43 deaths, while Chattogram 27, Sylhet seven, Rajshai six, Khulna five, and Mymensingh four. One each died in Barishal and Rangpur divisions.

Of them, 45 were men and 49 women.

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