Bangladesh on Saturday registered five fresh Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, while the daily infection rate stood at 0.50 per cent.
The health authorities reported the latest figures after testing 805 samples at 885 laboratories across the country.
On Friday, the test positivity rate was 0.39 per cent.
The country also recorded zero Covid-related death in 24 hours, keeping the tally at 29,446.
With the fresh infections, the total caseload reached 2,038,073, according to the daily virus update by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
Meanwhile, 5 patients recovered from the infection over the last 24 hours, pushing the overall recovery to 20,05,566.
Bangladesh reported its first cases on March 8, 2020, and the first coronavirus-related death on March 18 of the same year.
