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Rapid rise in Bangladesh’s Covid cases, 81 more die
81 lives were lost to Covid during the 24-hours in Bangladesh.
Dhaka, June 24 : Amid the mounting worries over Bangladesh’s Coronavirus situation, health authorities logged 6,058 more new Covid-19 cases with a positivity rate of 19.93 % in 24 hours until Thursday morning.
The positivity rate fell slightly to19.93 % from Wednesday’s 20.27 %, according to a handout of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
Besides, 81 lives were lost to Covid during the 24-hour period, bringing the national tally to 13,868.
The fresh cases pushed up the total caseload to 8,72,935, the handout added.
However, the mortality rate remained static at 1.59%.
So far, 794,783 people have recovered from the virus infections with 3,230 new ones.
Infections keep rising in different parts of the country as people are defying health protocols amid ‘loose’ restrictions despite health experts’ repeated warnings about severe consequences, reports UNB.