Dhaka: Bangladesh confirmed 40 more deaths from Covid-19 while health authorities detected 1,675 new cases in the last 24 hours till Tuesday 8 am.
With today's figures, the total death count reached 12,441 and total positive cases stand at 792,196.
The fatality rate was recorded at 1.57% during the period, said a media statement issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) on Tuesday.
In the preceding 24 hours, the positivity rate was recorded at 10.08% after testing 16,624 samples in 486 labs across the country.
