DHAKA, Jun 21 (NNN-BSS) – Bangladesh recorded a COVID-19 death yesterday, with the daily test positivity rate jumping to 10.87 percent.
Yesterday’s death was the first one from the pandemic recorded in 21 days. The country reported the last COVID-19-linked death on May 30.
Also, yesterday, Bangladesh reported 873 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total tally to 1,957,200, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said.
A total of 29,132 people have died from COVID-19 in the country, as of yesterday.
The total number of recovered COVID-19 patients in the country rose to 1,905,899, including 92 new recoveries reported yesterday, said the DGHS.
According to official data, the COVID-19 fatality rate for the country is now 1.49 percent and the current recovery rate is 97.38 percent.
Bangladesh recorded the highest daily new cases of 16,230 on July 28, 2021, and the highest number of daily deaths at 264 twice, on Aug 5 and 10, last year.– NNN-BSS
