94 new Covid deaths, 3,724 infections

Bangladesh has reported 94 new coronavirus-related deaths and 3,724 infections in a 24-hour period till 8:00am on Monday.

The overall caseload now stands at 14,97,261 and the total fatalities at 26,109, according to the press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Health authorities reported the latest figures after testing 30,855 samples at 789 laboratories across the country. Bangladesh has so far tested 89,00,248 samples.

The country last saw 12.33 per cent daily case positivity rate on June 10.

In the last 24 hours, the positivity rate dropped to 12.07 per cent from Sunday’s 14.14 per cent.

Meanwhile, 6,186 patients recovered from the deadly infection in the last 24-hours, raising the overall recovery to 14,21,883.

Among the fresh fatalities, 45 were males and 49 were females.

Dhaka logged the highest with 43 fatalities in terms of deaths per division, 7 in Sylhet, 6 in Rajshahi, 5 in Khulna, 4 in Mymensingh, and 1 each in Rangpur and Barishal.

Bangladesh reported its first cases on March 8 last year and the first coronavirus-related death on March 18 the same year.