Bangladesh on Thursday registered 16 fresh Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, while the daily infection rate slightly decreased to 0.62 per cent.
The health authorities reported the latest figures after testing 2,590 samples at 883 laboratories across the country.
On Wednesday, the test positivity rate was 0.82 per cent.
The country recorded zero Covid-related death in the 24-hour span, keeping the tally at 29,438.
With the fresh infections, the total caseload reached 20,37,003, according to the daily virus update by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
Meanwhile, 62 patients recovered from the infection over the last 24 hours, pushing the overall recovery to 19,87,090.
Bangladesh reported its first cases on March 8, 2020, and the first coronavirus-related death on March 18 of the same year.
