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Bangladesh reports 6 more Covid deaths, 294 fresh cases
Covid-19 killed six more people and infected 294 more in 24 hours till Thursday morning.
Dhaka Oct 28 : Covid-19 killed six more people and infected 294 more in 24 hours till Thursday morning.
The daily-case positivity rate declined slightly to 1.50 per cent from Wednesday’s 1.53 per cent.
The fresh cases were detected after testing 19,535 samples, said the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
With the fresh numbers, the Covid-19 fatalities reached 27,847 while the caseload climbed to 1,568,857 in Bangladesh, according to the DGHS.
Among the latest deceased, three were men and three were women.
However, the mortality rate remained static at 1.77 per cent compared to the corresponding period.
Also, the recovery rate remained unchanged at 97.70 per cent, with 227 more patients getting cured, reports UNB.