Dhaka, June 9 -- Bangladesh reported five more COVID-19 cases in 24 hours till Monday morning.

With the new numbers, the country's total COVID-19 caseload rose to 2,021,747, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), reports UNB.

The official death toll from the disease remained unchanged at 29,500 as no new fatalities were reported during this period.

The daily case test positivity rate was 12.20 percent as 41 samples were tested, said the DGHS.

The recovery and death rates stood at 98.42 per cent and 1.44 per cent, respectively.

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