18 Covid cases recorded

Bangladesh has recorded 18 new cases of Covid-19 in a day, taking the overall tally of infections to 2,045,352, reports bdnews24.com.

The death toll from the disease remained unchanged at 29,476 over the 24-hour period, according to the latest government data released on Thursday. As many as 1,235 samples were tested across the country, for a positivity rate of 1.46 per cent. Dhaka logged the most cases among the eight divisions with 15.

Another 21 people recovered from the illness nationwide, bringing the total number of recoveries to 2,012,856.