Covid-19 killed seven more people and infected 305 more in 24 hours till Friday morning.
The daily-case positivity rate increased to 1.71 per cent from Thursday’s 1.50 per cent.
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The fresh cases were detected after testing 17,811 samples, said the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
With the fresh numbers, the Covid-19 fatalities reached 27,847 while the caseload climbed to 15,69,162 in Bangladesh, according to the DGHS.
Among the latest deaths, four were men and three women.
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The mortality rate slightly increased to 1.78 from that of Thursday’s 1.77 per cent.
The recovery rate decreased slightly to 97.69 per cent, with 271 more patients getting cured.