Covid-19: Daily infection rate at 7.84%

Bangladesh on Monday registered 548 fresh Covid-19 cases in a 24-hour span, while the daily infection rate stood at 7.84 per cent.

With the fresh infections, the total caseload reached 20,02,323, according to the daily virus update by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

The country at the same time recorded five more Covid-related deaths pushing the toll to 29,271.

Meanwhile, 1,277 patients recovered from the infection over the last 24 hours, pushing the overall recovery to 19,37,240.

The health authorities reported the latest figures after testing 6,987 samples at 880 laboratories across the country.

However, on Saturday, the positivity rate was 7.04.

Bangladesh reported its first cases on March 8, 2020, and the first coronavirus-related death on March 18 of the same year.