Bangladesh reported 665 more Covid cases in 24 hours till Wednesday morning. The total fatalities remained unchanged at 29,360 as no death was reported during the period while with the new infections caseload rose to 2,023,810, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). The daily case test positivity rate dropped to 14.07 per cent from Tuesday’s 15.42 per cent as 4,728 samples were tested. Read: Global Covid cases near 621 million The mortality rate remained unchanged at 1.45 per cent while the recovery rate declined to 97.05 per cent respectively. In August, the country reported 32 Covid-linked deaths and 6,689 cases. Bangladesh registered its highest daily caseload of 16,230 on July 28 last year and daily fatalities of 264 on August 10 the same year.

Bangladesh’s Covid -19 fatalities soared to 7,819 on Tuesday after the health authorities confirmed 16 more deaths in 24 hours.