Dhaka, April 27 -- Bangladesh reported 10 more COVID-19 cases in 24 hours till Saturday morning.

With the new numbers, the country's total COVID-19 caseload rose to 20, 49, 955, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

The official death toll from the disease remained unchanged at 29, 494 as no new fatalities were reported during this period.

The daily case test positivity rate was 4.57 percent as 219 samples were tested, said the DGHS.

The recovery and death rates stood at 98.41 percent and 1.44 per cent, respectively.

Published by HT Digital Content Services with permission from United News of Bangladesh....