Bangladesh on Thursday reported four Covid-19 deaths while it recorded 2,183 fresh cases during the period.
"Bangladesh reported 15.70 per cent Covid-19 positive cases as 13,905 samples were tested in the last 24 hours. Bangladesh logged more than 15 per cent coronavirus cases for six straight days since June 25," Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) sources said.
During the past 24 hours, the combined figure of coronavirus infection in Dhaka city and upazilas of the district is 1,727 while no Covid-19 death was reported during the period.
The official tally showed that the virus killed 29,145 people and infected 19,73,789 so far, the statement added.
The recovery count rose to 19,07,509 after another 290 patients were discharged from the dedicated hospitals during the last day.
From the beginning of the pandemic, 96.64 per cent of Covid-19 patients recovered among the infected people while 1.48 per cent died, the DGHS statistics showed.
Among the 29,149 fatalities, 12,812 occurred in Dhaka division, 5,867 in Chattogram, 2,143 in Rajshahi, 3,718 in Khulna, 983 in Barishal, 1,329 inSylhet, 1,417 in Rangpur and 880 in Mymensingh divisions.
