Covid-linked deaths in Bangladesh dip to 2

Bangladesh reported two Covid-related deaths and another 214 cases of infections in 24 hours till Monday morning.

Dhaka, Nov 1:  Bangladesh reported two Covid-related deaths, the lowest this year, and another 214 cases of infections in 24 hours till Monday morning.

On March 18, 2020, Bangladesh logged its first Covid-19 related death.

Besides, the daily-case positivity rate declined to 1.08 per cent from Saturday’s 1.22 per cent.

The fresh cases were detected after testing 19,734 samples, said the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

With the fresh numbers, the Covid-19 fatalities reached 27,870 while the caseload climbed to 1,569,753, according to the DGHS.

Both of the deceased were women today.

On the 43th epidemiological week of pandemic from October 25 to 31, 45 covid-related deaths were reported in the country.

Of them, 39 did not receive any Covid vaccine while six were vaccinated.

Of them, 23 had comorbidities which have declined to 12.5% from the last epidemiological week. Comorbidity means the simultaneous presence of two or more diseases or medical conditions in a patient.

However, the mortality rate remained unchanged at 1.78 per cent.

Also, the recovery rate remained unchanged at 97.70 per cent, which is the highest since the pandemic started its onslaught in the country.

In the 24-hour period, 202 more patients have recovered from the virus infections, reports UNB.