Dhaka, March 21 -- Bangladesh has recorded 4 new cases of Covid-19 in a day, taking the overall tally of infections to 2,037,978.

The death toll from the disease stayed unchanged at 29,445 over the 24-hour period, according to the latest government data released on Tuesday, reports bdnews24.com.

As many as 1,399 samples were tested across the country, for a positivity rate of 0.29 per cent.

The Dhaka Division logged all four cases.

Another 5 people recovered from the illness nationwide, bringing the total number of recoveries to 2,006,735.

The latest figures put the recovery rate at 98.47 per cent and the mortality rate at 1.44 per cent.

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