45 more die, 2,436 test positive in a day

The health directorate yesterday reported 45 deaths of Covid-19 patients, raising the official tally to 4,127.

The authorities also detected 2,436 new cases across the country in 24 hours preceding yesterday afternoon.

The total number of Covid-19 patients in the country rose to 3,04,583.

Another 3,275 patients recovered from the disease in a day boosting the number of total recoveries to 1,93,458. The recovery rate has increased to 63.52 percent.

In yesterday's press release from the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), officials said RT-PCR facilities tested 15,124 samples in 24 hours of which 16.11 percent were positive.

Since March 8, 15,00,385 samples have been tested in the country and 20.3 percent of them have turned out Covid-19 positive.

At present, there are 1,06,998 active cases in the country.

Bangladesh is detecting 1,847 cases per million against 9,096 tests.

Among the 45 people who lost their lives, 36 are above 50 years old.

Since March 18, 1,990 have died in Dhaka, 908 in Chattogram, 277 in Rajshahi, 340 in Khulna, 159 in Barishal, 187 in Sylhet, 177 in Rangpur and 89 have died in Mymensingh divisions, said DGHS.

Across the country, 20,147 people are in isolation and 52,405 people are quarantined at present.

On July 2, 4,019 Covid-19 patients were identified in the country, the highest in a single day.