Bangladesh reports 15 new COVID cases, no deaths in a day

The caseload stands at 2,037,703 as the death toll remains unchanged at 29,445

Bangladesh has recorded 15 new cases of COVID-19 in a day, taking the overall tally of infections to 2,037,703.

The death toll from the disease remained unchanged at 29,445 over the 24-hour period, according to the latest government data released on Tuesday.

As many as 1,712 samples were tested across the country, for a positivity rate of 0.88 percent.

Dhaka logged the highest number of cases among the eight divisions, with nine infections.

Another 313 people recovered from the illness nationwide, bringing the total number of recoveries to 1,997,817.

The latest figures put the recovery rate at 98.04 percent and the mortality rate at 1.45 percent.

Globally, over 673.10 million people have been infected by the coronavirus and 6.85 million have died, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University.

Infections have been reported in more than 210 countries and territories since the first cases were identified in China in December 2019.