Bangladesh reports 10 more Covid cases

Bangladesh reported 10 more Covid cases in the 24 hours to Friday morning.
 
With the new numbers, the country's total caseload rose to 2,037,240, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
 
However, the official death toll from the disease remained unchanged at 29,440 as no new fatalities were reported.
 
The daily case test positivity dropped to 0.39% from Thursday's 0.46% as 2,596 samples were tested during the period.
 
The mortality rate and the recovery rate remained unchanged at 1.45 and 97.60%.
 
In December last year, the country reported seven Covid-linked deaths and 540 cases.
 
Bangladesh registered its highest daily caseload of 16,230 on July 28 in 2021 and daily fatalities of 264 on August 10 the same year.