The number of Covid-19 deaths in Bangladesh fell slightly in the last 24 hours till Tuesday morning, after registering an all-time high single-day death count for the past two days.
The country saw 83 Covid-related deaths on Monday and 78 on Sunday while 69 fatalities were reported today, taking the total tally to 9,891.
The mortality rate remained static at 1.42 percent for the fourth consecutive day, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said in a handout.
During the 24-hour reporting period, 6,028 new cases were recorded in Bangladesh, pushing up the caseload to 697,985.
The infection rate, however, slipped to 18.29 percent from Monday’s 20.59 percent.
As of now, 5,070,788 samples, including 32,955 in the last 24 hours, have been tested.
On March 18 last year, Bangladesh reported its first coronavirus death, sparking alarm across the country.
