Bangladesh has recorded 167 cases of Covid-19 in a day, taking the overall tally of infections to 2,010,490.
The death toll climbed by three in 24 hours to 29,319, according to the latest government data released on Wednesday, reports bdnews24.com.
As many as 4,293 samples were tested across the country, for a positivity rate of 3.89 per cent.
Among the eight divisions, Dhaka logged the highest number of cases, with 120 infections.
Another 235 people recovered from the illness nationwide, bringing the total number of recoveries to 1,954,585.
The latest figures put the recovery rate at 97.22 per cent and the mortality rate at 1.46 per cent.
Globally, over 597.74 million people have been infected by the coronavirus and 6.45 million have died, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University.
