Bangladesh reports 25 more Covid deaths, 1,212 new cases
The positivity rate dropped further to 4.36%
Bangladesh reported 25 more deaths from Covid-19 in the last 24 hours till 8am on Monday.
Besides, 1,212 more people tested positive for the virus across the country, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
The positivity rate dropped further to 4.36% as the health officials tested 27,787 samples across the country.
The country reported a positivity rate below 5% for the seventh straight day.
With the latest additions, the country's death toll from the virus climbed to 27,439 and the case tally increased to 1,552,563.
Bangladesh saw 21 fatalities and 980 cases on Sunday.
According to health experts, the Covid situation is considered under control if the positivity rate below 5% is maintained for two consecutive weeks.
Among the deaths reported today, nine died in Dhaka division, eight in Chattogram, three in Khulna and Sylhet divisions, and two in Rangpur.
Also, 1,202 patients were declared free of Covid-19 during the last 24 hours, with a 97.43% recovery rate.
The Covid-19 victims' gender breakdown shows that 17,618 of the total deceased across the country were men and 9,821 were women.
The country's maiden cases were reported on 8 March last year and the first death from the virus was reported on 18 March.