Dhaka, Jan. 28 -- Bangladesh has recorded its first Covid related death after 16 days, taking the overall death toll from the disease to 29,442.

10 new cases of Covid-19 were also recorded over the last 24 hours, taking the overall tally of infections to 2,037,516.

As per the latest government data, as many as 2,155 samples were tested across the country, for a positivity rate of 0.46 per cent.

Rajshahi logged the highest number of cases among the eight divisions, with eight infections, as per a bdnews24.com report.

Another 215 people recovered from the illness nationwide, bringing the total number of recoveries to 1,992,224.

The latest figures put the recovery rate at 97.78 per cent and the mortality rate at 1.44 per cent.

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