Bangladesh reports 14 COVID cases in a day with no deaths

The caseload stands at 2,045,334 as the death toll stays unchanged at 29,476

A nurse fills up syringes with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines for residents who are over 50 years old and immunocompromised and are eligible to receive their second booster shots

Bangladesh has recorded 14 new cases of COVID-19 in a day, taking the overall tally of infections to 2,045,334.

The death toll from the disease stayed unchanged at 29,476 over the 24-hour period, according to the latest government data released on Wednesday.

As many as 616 samples were tested across the country, for a positivity rate of 2.27 percent.

Dhaka logged the most cases among the eight divisions, with 13.

Another 24 people recovered from the illness nationwide, bringing the total number of recoveries to 2,012,835.

The latest figures put the recovery rate at 98.41 percent and the mortality rate at 1.44 percent.

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