C T Online Desk: The caseload stands at 2,037,688 as the death toll climbs to 29,445.
Bangladesh has recorded nine new cases of COVID-19 in a day, taking the overall tally of infections to 2,037,688.
The death toll from the disease climbed by one to 29,445 over the 24-hour period, according to the latest government data released on Monday.
As many as 2,022 samples were tested across the country, for a positivity rate of 0.45 percent.
Dhaka logged the highest number of cases among the eight divisions, with six infections
Another 333 people recovered from the illness nationwide, bringing the total number of recoveries to 1,997,504.
The latest figures put the recovery rate at 98.03 percent and the mortality rate at 1.45 percent.
Globally, over 672.91 million people have been infected by the coronavirus and 6.85 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.
