Covid 19: 54 deaths, 3,050 new infections, both highest in nearly a month

Dhaka, June 14 : Amid the desperate bid to procure vaccines for all, Bangladesh reported 54 Coronavirus-related deaths and 3,050 new cases in 24 hours until Monday morning, both the highest in around a month.
The country last recorded 56 deaths on May 9 and 3031 cases on April 27.
With the new numbers, the country's total caseload stood at 8,29,972 while death toll at 13,172, according to a handout issued by the Directorate General of Health Services.
Besides, the case positivity rate today jumped again to 14.80% from Saturday’s 12.99% while the fatality rate remained static at 1.59%, showed the DGHS handout.
New cases were detected after testing 20,602 samples during the period while the country has so far completed testing 61,95,714 samples.
However, 7,68,830 people have recovered from the infection so far, putting the recovery rate at 92.63% today, reports UNB.