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Covid: Daily infection rate at 4.74%

243 test positive in 24 hours, no new death
Staff Correspondent
29 Aug 2022 16:06:31 | Update: 29 Aug 2022 16:26:19
Covid: Daily infection rate at 4.74%

Bangladesh on Monday recorded 243 fresh Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, while the daily infection rate slightly increased to 4.74 per cent.

The health authorities reported the latest figures after testing 5,125 samples at 881 laboratories across the country.

On Sunday, the test positivity rate was 4.62 per cent.

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The country recorded zero Covid-related death in a 24-hour span, keeping the tally at 29,323.

With the fresh infections, the total caseload reached 20,11,560, according to the daily virus update by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Meanwhile, 276 patients recovered from the infection over the last 24 hours, pushing the overall recovery to 19,55,839.

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

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