Bangladesh has reported no deaths from the coronavirus on Saturday, with 26 new cases logged in the 24 hours to 8am.
According to latest figures released by the health directorate, the overall caseload in the country now stands at 1,952,532 while fatalities at 29,127.
A total of 4,708 samples were tested across the country, for a positivity rate of 0.55%.
Another 315 people recovered from Covid-19 across the country taking the total recovery to 1,893,131.
The latest figures put the recovery rate at 96.96% and the mortality rate at 1.49%.
Globally, the overall number of coronavirus cases crossed 508 million amid a rise in new infections in parts of the world.
As of Saturday morning, the total case count mounted to 508,524,104 while the death toll from the virus reached 6,215,1164, according to a tally by the Johns Hopkins University.
The US has recorded 80,952,109 cases so far and 991,171 people have died from the virus in the country, the university data shows.
India's tally rose to 43,052,425 on Friday, as 2,451 new cases were new cases were registered in 24 hours across the country, showed the federal health ministry's data.
his is the third consecutive day when the number of new cases has breached the 2,000-mark, after hitting low for the past several months.
Besides, there were 54 new deaths due to the pandemic since Thursday morning, taking the death toll to 522,116.
Infections have been reported in more than 210 countries and territories since the first cases were identified in China in December 2019.
