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Bangladesh reports 10 new COVID cases in a day with no deaths
The caseload stands at 2,037,588 as the death toll remains unchanged at 29,443
Published : 3 Feb 2023, 11:15 AM
Updated : 3 Feb 2023, 11:15 AM
Bangladesh has recorded 10 new cases of COVID-19 in a day, taking the overall tally of infections to 2,037,588.
The death toll from the disease remained unchanged at 29,443 over the 24-hour period, according to the latest government data released on Friday.
As many as 1,332 samples were tested across the country, for a positivity rate of 0.75 percent. Dhaka logged all ten cases.
Another 266 people recovered from the illness nationwide, bringing the total number of recoveries to 1,993,700.
The latest figures put the recovery rate at 97.85 percent and the mortality rate at 1.44 percent.
Globally, over 671.22 million people have been infected by the coronavirus and 6.83 million have died, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University.
Infections have been reported in more than 210 countries and territories since the first cases were identified in China in December 2019.
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