Dhaka, May 14 -- Coronavirus cases and deaths have dropped in Bangladesh in a 24-hour count, bringing some good news on the Eid day in the midst of the pandemic.

Bangladesh registered 26 new fatalities from the coronavirus, the lowest daily count since Mar 23, taking the death toll to 12,102, according to the latest data released on Friday, reports bdnews24.com.

The country added 848 new cases, the lowest daily tally since Mar 8, taking the total to 779,535.

Another 852 people recovered from the illness through treatment at home and in hospital care, bringing the tally of recoveries to 720,471.

Only 7,835 samples, also among the lowest, were tested across the country in the last 24 hours, yielding a positivity rate of 10.82 per cent....