<div><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Bangladesh reported two more Covid-linked deaths and 207 more cases in 24 hours till Monday morning.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>With the new numbers, the total fatalities rose to 29,415 while the caseload to 2,034,348, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).</div><div><br></div><div>The daily case test positivity rate rose to 4.65 per cent from Sunday's 4.44 per cent as 4,454 samples were tested during the period.</div><div><br></div><div>The mortality rate remained unchanged at 1.45 per cent and the recovery rate rose to 97.25 per cent.</div><div><br></div><div>In September, the country reported 40 Covid-linked deaths and 13,251 cases.</div><div><br></div><div>Bangladesh registered its highest daily caseload of 16,230 on July 28 last year and its highest number of fatalities of 264 on August 10 the same year. - UNB</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>