A total of 119 people died in Bangladesh in 24 hours until Sunday morning, the biggest figure since the pandemic hit the country. During the period, 5,268 more people came out positive with Covid-19 in 24,400 sample tests, said a handout issued by Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). The country’s daily positivity rate fell to 21.59% today from Saturday’s 22.50%. Meanwhile, Bangladesh’s Covid fatality rate rose to 1.60% from Saturday’s 1.59%. The new numbers pushed the country’s caseload to 888,406 while the death toll to 14,172, shows DGHS handout. Barely two months ago, Bangladesh reported record 112 deaths in a single day on April 19. On June 24, the country saw 108 Covid deaths. However, 804,103 people have recovered from the disease to date, putting the country’s recovery rate at 90.51%. Also read: No more suspension in vaccination drive, hopes Health Minister Thirty-two of the 119 deaths reported today were from Khulna division, considered to be a high-risk zone for Covid-19 spread. Besides, 24 people in Dhaka, 22 each in Rajshahi and Chattogram, nine in Rangpur, five in Sylhet, three in Mymensingh and two in Barishal divisions died of Covid-19 today. Dhaka has so far been the most fatal region of the country as it recorded 7,513 Covid deaths followed by Chattogram with 2,692 and Khulna with 1,165 deaths.