4 more die from Covid

Bangladesh reported four more Covid-19-linked deaths and 346 fresh cases in 24 hours till yesterday morning.

With the latest count, the country's total fatalities rose to 29,393 and the total caseload to 2,031,797, according to the Directorate General of Health Services.

The daily positivity rate dropped to 7.15 percent from Thursday's 8.92 percent as 4,840 samples were tested.

The latest deceased were three women and a man. Of them, two were from Dhaka division one was from Sylhet, and another from Mymensingh.

The mortality rate remained unchanged at 1.45 percent and the recovery rate rose to 97.11 percent.

In September, the country reported 40 Covid-linked deaths and 13,251 cases.

Bangladesh registered its highest daily caseload of 16,230 on July 28 last year and its highest number of fatalities of 264 on August 10 the same year.