Lowest single-day Covid deaths reported in 55 days

Bangladesh logged 117 more Covid-related deaths in 24 hours till yesterday morning, the lowest in 55 days.

The country last saw 115 coronavirus-related deaths on June 30 and the upward curve of the fatalities reached its peak on August 5 and 10 with 264 deaths.

Besides, 5,717 more people came out positive for the virus after 26,789 samples were tested during the 24-hour period, according to the Directorate General of Health Services.

The fresh number pushed the country's total fatalities to 25,399 while the cases reached 1,467,715.

Meanwhile, the daily case positivity rate rose to 15.54 percent from Sunday's 15.16 percent, said the DGHS.

The recovery rate rose to 93.54 percent, but the case fatality rate remained unchanged at 1.73 percent compared to the same period.

Among the new deaths, 40 died in Dhaka division, 29 in Chattogram, 13 in Sylhet, 11 in Khulna, 10 in Rajshahi, nine in Rangpur, four in Mymensingh and one in Barishal divisions.

Of them, 53 were men and 64 women.