<div><b><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Bangladesh reported 88 more Covid cases in 24 hours till Friday morning.</span><br></b></div><div><br></div><div>The total fatalities remained unchanged at 29,425 as no death was reported during the period.</div><div><br></div><div>With the new infections, the caseload rose to 2,035,745, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).</div><div>The daily case test positivity rate rose to 3.25 per cent from Thursday's 3.10 per cent as 2,706 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 97.37 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/kh</div>