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Covid-19 in Bangladesh : 8 more deaths, 166 fresh cases
Covid-19 in Bangladesh killed eight more people and infected 166 others in 24 hours till Saturday morning.
Dhaka Oct 30 : Though the coronavirus pandemic has eased in Bangladesh, it killed eight more people and infected 166 others in 24 hours till Saturday morning.
The daily-case positivity rate declined to 1.25 per cent from Friday’s 1.71 per cent.
The fresh cases were detected after testing 13,240 samples, said the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
With the fresh numbers, the Covid-19 fatalities reached 27,862 while the caseload climbed to 1,569,328, according to DGHS.
Among the deceased, six were men and two were women.
However, the mortality rate rose to 1.78 per cent from Friday’s 1.77 per cent.
Also, the recovery rate stood at 97.69 per cent with the recovery of 181 more patients during the period.