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Covid: Daily infection rate jumps to 10.1%

446 test positive, 4 die in 24hrs
Staff Correspondent
23 Jul 2022 17:07:49 | Update: 23 Jul 2022 18:05:37
Covid: Daily infection rate jumps to 10.1%

Bangladesh on Saturday registered 446 fresh Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, while the daily infection rate jumped to 10.1 per cent.

The health authorities reported the latest figures after testing 4,415 samples at 880 laboratories across the country.

On Friday, the test positivity rate was 8.36 per cent.

The country also recorded four more Covid-related deaths in a 24-hour span, taking the tally to 29,262.

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With the fresh infections, the total caseload reached 20,01,345, according to the daily virus update by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Meanwhile, 1,434 patients recovered from the infection over the last 24 hours, pushing the overall recovery to 19,34,693.

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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