Percentage of people testing positive for Covid-19 on the rise

The daily percentage of people testing positive for Covid-19 has been on the rise in Bangladesh for three consecutive days.

A total of 21.10% people out of suspects who underwent test reported as positive with Covid-19 in Bangladesh on Saturday. 

The test positivity percentage rate was 20.07% on Friday and 19.09% on Thursday. 

The health authorities between Friday and Saturday mornings tested 12,486 samples across the country, of which 2,635 — or 21.10% — came back positive.

The daily percentage of people testing positive for Covid-19 reached an all-time high, with nearly 23% of the total number of samples tested in a day on Tuesday.

Until Saturday noon, the country recorded over 63,000 Covid-19 cases and 846 deaths from the deadly disease.