Covid cases 23%, deaths 20% decreased in a week
Bangladesh reported 26 more deaths from Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, which is the lowest in around four months.
Earlier on 27 May, the country saw 22 deaths in a span of 24 hours.
Meanwhile, 1,555 more people were newly infected with the virus across the country during the same period.
According to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), new Covid cases in the country decreased by 23.11% and deaths by 20.11% in epidemiological week 37 (13-19 September).
In the last one week, 12,270 new cases have been identified and 294 have died. In the previous week, 15,957 new cases were identified and 368 died.
The current positivity rate hovered at 5% for the second day in a row as the health officials reported 5.67% infections in the last 24 hours.
The death rate also remained unchanged at 1.76% for the last two weeks.
With the latest figures, the death toll reached 27,251 and the case tally climbed to 15,44,238 in the country.
Among the deaths reported on Monday, 15 died in Dhaka division, five in Chattogram, two in Khulna, and one each died in Sylhet, Barishal, Rangpur and Mymensingh divisions.
Also, 1,565 patients were declared free of Covid-19 during the last 24 hours, with a 97.34% recovery rate.