Bangladesh has recorded 166 new cases of COVID-19 in a day, the lowest since April 12, 2020, taking the tally of infections to 1,569,328.
The death toll climbed to 27,862 after 8 fatalities were registered across the country until 8:00 am Saturday, according to the latest government data, reports bdnews24.com.
Dhaka registered the most daily deaths and new cases among the eight divisions, logging 4 fatalities and 103 infections.
Nationwide, another 181 people recovered from the illness, bringing the total number of recoveries to 1,533,147.
As many as 13,240 samples were tested across the country, for a positivity rate of 1.25 per cent. The latest figures put the recovery rate at 97.69 per cent and the mortality rate at 1.78 per cent.
Globally, over 246.10 million people have been infected by the novel coronavirus and 4.99 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.