<div><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Bangladesh reported two more Covid-linked deaths and 38 more cases in 24 hours till Monday morning.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>The new number rose the fatalities to 29,429 and the caseload to 2,036,204, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).</div><div><br></div><div>The daily case test positivity rate rose to 0.92 per cent from Sunday’s 0.85 per cent as 4,139 samples were tested during the period.</div><div><br></div><div>The mortality rate remained unchanged at 1.45 percent while the recovery rate at 97.43 per cent.</div><div><br></div><div>In October, the country reported 60 Covid-linked deaths and 10,043 cases.</div><div><br></div><div>Bangladesh registered its highest daily caseload of 16,230 on July 28 last year and daily fatalities of 264 on August 10 the same year. - UNB</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>