Covid-19: Bangladesh sees 132 more daily deaths, 8,483 cases

Bangladesh sees 132 more daily deaths, 8,483 cases of Covid-19 on Friday.

Dhaka, July 2 : As the Covid-19 situation is getting worse and worse in Bangladesh, the country reported more than 100 deaths for a sixth straight day, until early Friday, after confirming its first fatality on March 18 last year.
The new number, 132 deaths, took the country's toll to 14,778. Bangladesh reported 143 deaths on Thursday, its highest-ever daily fatality from the pandemic.
Also, 8,483 people were diagnosed with the disease from 30,012 sample tests in the preceding 24 hours, bringing the country's caseload since the beginning of the pandemic to 930,042. Bangladesh reported its highest single-day cases of 8,822 on Wednesday.
The country's test positivity rate reached its peak at 28.27%, which was 25.90% Thursday and 24.87% on August 4 last year.
Also, new infections have been averaging nearly 7,000 for the past few days – 99% of the peak. The highest daily average was reported on April 9.
Meanwhile, the fatality rate remained unchanged at 1.59%, and the recovery rate dropped to 88.75%, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
Khulna division reported the highest 35 deaths, Dhaka 30, Chattogram and Rajshahi 24 each, Rangpur nine, Mymensingh six, and Barishal and Sylhet two each, reports UNB.