Dhaka: Bangladesh reported 21 more deaths and 10,378 fresh cases of Covid-19 in the last 24 hours till 8:00 am on Saturday.
Meanwhile, the positivity rate dropped to 31,10% a day after setting the record at 33.37%.
With the latest additions, the death toll reached 28,329 and the case tally rose to 17,73,149 in the country.
Also, 1,109 Covid patients came round during the period with the recovery rate of 88.18%.
Meanwhile, the mortality rate further declined to 1.61 percent.
On Friday, the country reported 20 more Covid-linked deaths and 15,440 fresh cases with 33.37 percent positivity rate.
The country reported this year’s first zero Covid-related death in a single day on November 20 last year along with 178 infections since the pandemic broke out in Bangladesh in March 2020.
Besides, the country registered the highest daily caseload of 16,230 on July 28 last year, while the highest number of daily fatalities was 264 on August 10 last year.
