Bangladesh recorded two more deaths from Covid-19 with 1,680 new cases reported in 24 hours till Sunday morning.
Of the deceased, one was women and another was a man. Both of them were from Dhaka division.
On Saturday, the country recorded three deaths and 1,280 cases from Covid-19.
The daily-case positivity rate jumped to 15.66% from Saturday’s 15.03% as 10,778 samples were tested during the period, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
The country’s total caseload rose to 1,965,173 while the total fatalities reached 29,140 with the new numbers, it said.
The mortality rate remained static at 1.48%. The recovery rates declined to 97.02% as 169 patients recovered during this period.
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In May, the country reported only four Covid-linked deaths and 816 new cases, while 7,356 patients recovered from the disease, according to the DGHS.
Among the four deaths during the period, one was vaccinated with a single dose of Covid vaccine while three were vaccinated with two doses.
The country reported its first zero Covid death in a single day on November 20 last year, along with 178 cases, since the pandemic broke out here in March 2020.
On January 28, Bangladesh logged its previous highest positivity rate of 33.37%.
The country registered its highest daily caseload of 16,230 on July 28 last year and daily fatalities of 264 on August 10 in the same year.