COVID-19: 29 more cases reported in 24hrs

COVID-19: 29 more cases reported in 24hrs

Dhaka, May 24 - Bangladesh reported 29 more COVID-19 cases in 24 hours till Friday morning.

With the new numbers, the country's total COVID-19 caseload rose to 2,050,332, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

The official death toll from the disease remained unchanged at 29,495 as no new fatalities were reported during this period.

The daily case test positivity rate was 4.17 percent as 696 samples were tested, said the DGHS.

The recovery and death rates stood at 98.41 percent and 1.44 per cent, respectively.-UNB