Covid-19 infection rate falls to near 8-month low

Bangladesh registered 14 new coronavirus-related deaths and 543 infections in a 24-hour period till 8:00am on Tuesday.

Maintaining a downward trend, the positivity rate dropped to near 8-month low at 2.35 per cent. Monday’s rate was 2.58 per cent.

The country reported 2.33 per cent infection rate 233 days ago on February 21.

With the latest figures, the daily-case positivity rate in the country remained below 5 per cent for the 22nd consecutive day.

According to the World Health Organization, if the daily-case positivity rate remains at 5 per cent or below for 14 days it is considered to be safe for mass unlocking.

In Bangladesh, the daily-case positivity rate reached its peak 32.55 per cent on July 24 this year.

The overall caseload now stands at 15,63,501 and the total fatalities at 27,713 according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Health authorities reported the latest figures after testing 23,155 samples at 821 laboratories across the country.