<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000;">Bangladesh Health Minister Zahid Maleque has cautioned people to remain alert in view of the rising cases of Covid-19 in the country. Speaking in Dhaka on Monday, Zahid Maleque said that Covid-19 has not been eradicated as yet and the situation can become alarming anytime though it is normal as of now. He urged the unvaccinated people to get the shots urgently to avoid infection. He called upon people to maintain social distancing and use masks. <br />''<br />''Bangladesh reported 129 new cases of Covid-19 infection on Monday and zero deaths. The sample positivity rate also showed an increase to 1.91 percent on Monday compared to 1.49 percent on Sunday and Saturday. <br />''<br />''The number of fresh infections were 71 on Saturday, 109 on Sunday before climbing to 129 on Monday. The number of new infections crossed 100 for the first time on Sunday after more than two months. The country has not witnessed any Covid-19 related deaths in over two weeks. The death toll in the country stands at 29,131 as of now.<br />''<br />''Meanwhile, till Sunday, more than 12.88 crore people constituting over 75 percent of the population in Bangladesh had received the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccines. More than 11.83 crore people have received both the doses of the vaccine constituting 69.51 percent of the population. The number of people receiving the booster dose stands at 2.68 crore in the country. </span><br />