The health authorities have logged 27 deaths from the coronavirus on Friday, taking the total fatality of the pandemic in Bangladesh 28,771.
The caseload rose to 18,99,803 with 5,268 new infections reported in the 24 hours to 8am, according to figures released by the Directorate General of Health Services.
As many as 41,698 samples were tested during the same time for a test positivity rate of 15.46%, down from 16.95%.
Another 11,353 people across the country recovered from the disease, taking the total recoveries to 16,55,981.
The latest figures put the mortality rate at 1.51% and the rate of recovery at 87.17%
Among the new deceased, 15 were men and 12 women.
Fourteen of the deaths were reported in Dhaka division while five in Chattogram, four in Khulna, two in Sylhet and one each in Rajshahi and Barishal divisions.
However, the recovery rate slightly increased to 87.17 per cent with the recovery of 11,353 more patients during the 24-hour period.
On Thursday, Bangladesh reported 42 more Covid-linked deaths with 7,264 fresh cases.
On January 28, Bangladesh logged its earlier highest daily positivity rate at 33.37 per cent reporting 15,440 cases and 20 deaths.
On December 9 last year, Bangladesh again logged zero Covid-related death after nearly three weeks as the pandemic was apparently showing signs of easing.
The country reported first zero Covid-related death in a single day on November 20 last year along with 178 infections since the pandemic broke out in Bangladesh in March 2020.
Besides, the country registered the highest daily caseload of 16,230 on July 28 last year, while the highest number of daily fatalities was 264 on August 10 last year.
