The health authorities of Bangladesh reported 15,527 new Covid-19 cases in the 24 hours till Wednesday morning, taking the total caseload to 12,261,252.
As many as 49,073 samples were tested during the period with a test positivity rate of 31.64%, according to figures released by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). It was 32.4% a day before.
Bangladesh registered the highest daily caseload of 16,230 on July 28 last year, while the highest infection rate of 32.55% was recorded on July 24.
The DGHS logged 17 deaths from coronavirus on Wednesday. The total fatality now stands at 28,273.
Nationwide another 1,052 people recovered from the disease, taking the total recovery to 1,560,006. With the latest count, the recovery rate stands at 90.09% while the fatality rate at 1.63%.
Dhaka, the epicentre of the virus, logged 9,456 cases and accounted for 10 of the deaths.
Chittagong division logged four deaths while Rajshahi, Khulna, and Mymensingh each recorded one.
The second highest number of infections are also in Chittagong with 2,444 cases, followed by Rajshahi with 1088 cases, Khulna 880, Sylhet 697, Rangpur 359, Barisal 321, and Mymensingh 282 cases.
With 17 new fatalities, the seven-day moving average of single-day deaths in Bangladesh was 13.85 on Wednesday.
Between July 7 and August 12, except for a few days, Bangladesh constantly recorded over 200 deaths a day.
The country reported the highest number of daily fatalities of 264 on August 10 last year, while the highest daily caseload was 16,230 on July 28 last year.
Meanwhile, Bangladesh’s total tally of Omicron cases reached 69 with the detection of seven more cases till Monday, according to GISAID, a global initiative on sharing all influenza data.
