<div><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Bangladesh reported zero death from Covid-19 and 217 new infections from the virus in the 24 hours till Sunday morning.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>While the country's total fatalities remained unchanged at 29,323, the new number took its caseload to 2,011,317, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).</div><div><br></div><div>The daily case test positivity rate rose to 4.62 per cent from Saturday’s 4.26 per cent as 4,695 samples were tested during the period.</div><div><br></div><div>The mortality rate remained unchanged at 1.46 percent and the recovery rate rose to 97.23 per cent from Saturday’s 97.22 per cent.</div><div><br></div><div>In July, the country reported 142 Covid-linked deaths and 31,422 cases, the highest monthly death toll and caseload since March this year.</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>