Bangladesh reported 22 Covid cases in 24 hours until Saturday morning which took the total caseload to 1,952,979, reports UNB.
With no new Covid death reported during the period for the 24th consecutive day, the total fatalities from the pandemic remained unchanged at 29,127.
The daily test positivity rate slightly increased to 0.55 per cent from Friday's 0.45 per cent as 3,965 samples were tested, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
On Friday, the number of cases was lower as only 18 new cases were reported.
The mortality rate remained unchanged at 1.49 per cent. The recovery rate rose to 97.24 per cent as 220 patients recovered during this period.
In April, the country reported only five Covid-linked deaths and 1,114 new cases, while 14,100 patients recovered from the disease, according to the DGHS.
Among the five deaths during the period, two were unvaccinated patients while three were vaccinated with two doses of the Covid vaccine.
The country reported its first zero Covid death in a single day on 20 November last year, along with 178 cases, since the pandemic broke out here in March 2020.
On 28 January, Bangladesh logged its previous highest positivity rate of 33.37 percent.
The country registered its highest daily caseload of 16,230 on 28 July last year and daily fatalities of 264 on 10 August in the same year.