Bangladesh reports 13 new COVID cases, no deaths in a day

The caseload stands at 2,037,622 as the death toll stays unchanged at 29,443

Bangladesh has recorded 13 new cases of COVID-19 in a day, taking the overall tally of infections to 2,037,622.

The death toll from the disease stayed unchanged at 29,443 over the 24-hour period, according to the latest government data released on Monday.

As many as 2,247 samples were tested across the country, for a positivity rate of 0.58 percent.

The Dhaka Division logged all 13 cases.

Another 271 people recovered from the illness nationwide, bringing the total number of recoveries to 1,994,513.

The latest figures put the recovery rate at 97.88 percent and the mortality rate at 1.44 percent.

Globally, over 671.73 million people have been infected by the coronavirus and 6.84 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.