51 new Covid cases reported in last 24hrs

51 fresh Covid-19 cases reported in the country in the last 24 hours till 8 am Thursday.  

No death from the virus was reported during the period, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

The country has so far identified 19,52,939 cases of the coronavirus.

The positivity rate was recorded at .89% after testing 5,736 samples across the country.

So far, 29,127 people have died for the virus since the outbreak hit the country in 2020.

Also, 291 Covid patients were cured during the last 24 hours taking the recovery rate at 97.22%.

Bangladesh reported its first Covid case on 8 March 2020 and the maiden death on 18 March the same year