Covid kills 225 more in Bangladesh as cases cross 1.1 million-mark
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Covid kills 225 more in Bangladesh as cases cross 1.1 million-mark

Covid kills 225 more in Bangladesh as cases cross 1.1 million-mark


With Covid’s Delta variant spreading fast, Bangladesh is now facing the worst scenario as the caseload crossed 1.1 million-mark in the country on Sunday.

The country also recorded 225 fresh deaths in 24 hours till this morning.

The total caseload from Covid now stands at 1,103,989 while 11,578 fresh cases were reported during the 24-hour period, according to a handout issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

The new numbers pushed the country’s death tally to 17,894.

The fresh cases were reported after testing 39, 806 samples which took the case positivity rate to 29.09% from Saturday’s 29.06%, said the DGHS.

Covid kills 225 more in Bangladesh as cases cross 1.1 million-mark

Meanwhile, the country’s case fatality rose to 1.62% from Saturday’s 1.61%.

So far, 932,008 people have recovered from the disease taking the recovery rate to 84.42%.

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