BigstockThe daily positivity rate stands at 1.44%Bangladesh recorded six new deaths and 276 fresh cases from the coronavirus in the last 24 hours on Tuesday. In terms of deaths per division, Dhaka, Barisal, Rangpur and Mymensingh recorded zero deaths while Chittagong and Khulna each counted two fatalities followed by Rajshahi and Sylhet with one death each. Despite zero fatalities, Dhaka still logged the highest number of 208 cases followed by Chittagong with 24 cases. Meanwhile, Rangpur division tallied 12 cases, Rajshahi 11 cases, Khulna 13, Mymensingh five and Sylhet three cases. Bangladesh reported its first three cases of Covid-19, a severe acute respiratory illness caused by a strain of coronavirus later named Sars-CoV-2, on March 8 last year.

Source: Dhaka Tribune October 27, 2021 01:18 UTC