Dhaka: Bangladesh reported 9,614 fresh cases with 17 deaths in 24 hours till Saturday morning marking a sharp rise in its infection rate, according to the Directorate general of health Services (DGHS).
The positivity rate in the country is slightly decreased to 28.02 percent, comparing to the previous day’s 28.49 percent, after testing 34,311 samples.
The fresh numbers took the country’s total fatalities to 28,209 while the caseload mounted to 1,674,230 on Saturday.
Meanwhile, the mortality rate declined to 1.70 per cent.
