8 Covid deaths, 879 cases reported in 24 hours
The positivity rate was recorded at 9.66%
Bangladesh registered eight deaths and 879 cases from Covid in the last 24 hours till 8am on Tuesday.
During this period, the positivity rate was recorded at 9.66% after testing 9,099 samples across the country.
Among the eight divisions, Dhaka logged the highest number of cases with 501 patients.
Just a day ago, the country reported seven deaths, and 1,072 new cases after testing 10,974 samples. The positivity rate was 9.77%.
So far 29,249 people have died and 19,98,291 tested positive for the virus in Bangladesh since 2020.
Meanwhile, 1,693 Covid patients were cured in the last 24 hours taking the recovery rate to 96.51%.