Bangladesh reported zero Covid death and 212 new cases in 24 hours till Wednesday morning.

With the latest numbers, Bangladesh's total fatalities remained static at 29,314 while the caseload rose to 2,009,434, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

The daily case test positivity rate rose to 4.54 percent from Tuesday's 4.41 per cent as 4,666 samples were tested.

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The mortality rate remained unchanged at 1.46 per cent. The recovery rate rose to 97.17 per cent from Tuesday's 97.15 per cent.

In July, the country reported 142 Covid-linked deaths and 31,422 cases, the highest monthly death toll and caseload since March this year.

Bangladesh registered its highest daily caseload of 16,230 on July 28 last year and daily fatalities of 264 on August 10 in the same year.