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Bangladesh reports 22 more Covid-19 cases

UNB . Dhaka
17 May 2023 19:20:09 | Update: 17 May 2023 19:20:09
Bangladesh reports 22 more Covid-19 cases
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Bangladesh reported 22 more Covid-19 cases in the 24 hours till Wednesday morning.

With the new numbers, the country's total caseload rose to 2,038,539, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

However, the official death toll from the disease remained unchanged at 29,446 as no new fatalities were reported.

The daily case test positivity rate was 2.01 against the test of 1089 samples.

The recovery rate increased to 98.4 per cent. However, the death rate remained unchanged at 1.44 per cent.

Bangladesh registered its highest daily caseload of 16,230 on July 28 in 2021 and highest number of fatalities of 264 on August 10 the same year.

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