Bangladesh reports 26 new COVID cases, 1 death in a day

The caseload stands at 2,036,663 as the death toll hits 29,435

Bangladesh has recorded 26 cases of COVID-19 in a day, taking the overall tally of infections to 2,036,663.

The death toll from the disease rose by one to 29,435 over the 24-hour period, according to the latest government data released on Monday.

As many as 2,706 samples were tested across the country, for a positivity rate of 0.96 percent.

Dhaka logged the highest number of cases among the eight divisions, with 25 infections.

Another 71 people recovered from the illness nationwide, bringing the total number of recoveries to 1,986,187.

The latest figures put the recovery rate at 97.52 percent and the mortality rate at 1.45 percent.

Globally, over 645.28 million people have been infected by the coronavirus and 6.64 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.