TDS Desk:

Five more new COVID-19 cases were reported in Bangladesh in the last 24 hours till Thursday morning, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

With the latest figure, the total number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the country has risen to 20, 52,241.

No new deaths from the virus were reported in the last 24 hours, keeping the total fatalities in the country unchanged at 29,526. However, a total of 27 people died of the Covid-19 till 17 July since the beginning of the year.

A total of 253 samples were tested during the latest reporting period (between 8am Wednesday and 8am Thursday), resulting in a daily positivity rate of 1.98%.

The overall positivity rate stands at 13.04% till now, while the fatality rate based on detected cases remains at 1.44%.