Bangladesh reported six more Covid-19 linked deaths with 718 new cases in 24 hours till Monday morning.
The last time the country reported six deaths was on July 21.
With the new numbers, Bangladesh’s total fatalities rose to 29,359 while the total caseload to 2,022,408, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
The daily case test positivity rate rose to 13.58% from Sunday’s 12.96% as 5,262 samples were tested.
The mortality rate remained unchanged at 1.45% while the recovery rate stood at 97.08%.
In August, the country reported 32 Covid-19 linked deaths and 6,689 cases.
Bangladesh registered its highest daily caseload of 16,230 on July 28 last year and daily fatalities of 264 on August 10 the same year.
