Bangladesh on Tuesday recorded 1,998 fresh cases of Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, while the daily infection rate stood at 16.74 per cent.
The country also registered seven Covid-related deaths over the same period, raising the tally to 29,181.
On Monday, the positivity rate was 16.51 per cent.
With the fresh infections, the total caseload reached 19,82,972, according to the daily virus update by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
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Meanwhile, 494 patients recovered from the infection in the last 24 hours, pushing the overall recovery to 19,09,273.
Health authorities reported the latest figures after testing 11,932 samples at 880 laboratories across the country.
Bangladesh reported its first cases on March 8, 2020, and the first coronavirus-related death on March 18 of the same year.
