Bangladesh recorded one new Covid-related death and 243 cases in the last 24 hours till Thursday afternoon. With the fresh casualties, the overall death toll rose to 29,411.
Meanwhile, the daily infection rate dropped to 5.82 per cent as the health authorities tested 4,174 samples at 882 laboratories across the country.
On Wednesday, the test positivity rate was 7.18 per cent.
With the fresh infections, the total caseload reached 20,33,662, according to the daily virus update by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
Besides, 468 patients recovered from the infection over the last 24 hours, pushing the overall recovery to 19,76,285.
Bangladesh reported its first cases on March 8, 2020, and the first coronavirus-related death on March 18 of the same year.
