Bangladesh reported 20 more Covid cases in 24 hours till Thursday morning.

With the new numbers, the caseload rose to 2,036,469, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

The total fatalities remained unchanged at 29,431 as no death was reported during this period.

The daily case test positivity dropped to 0.65 per cent from Wednesday’s 0.87 per cent as 3,067 samples were tested during the period.

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The mortality rate remained unchanged at 1.45 percent while the recovery rate rose to 97.49 per cent.

In October, the country reported 60 Covid-linked deaths and 10,043 cases.

Bangladesh registered its highest daily caseload of 16,230 on July 28 last year and daily fatalities of 264 on August 10 the same year.