The mortality rate remained unchanged at 1.46 per cent. The recovery rate rose to 96.67 per cent from Friday's 96.62 per cent.

In June, the country reported 18 Covid-linked deaths and 20,201 new cases, according to the DGHS.

Bangladesh reported its first zero Covid death on November 20 last year since the pandemic broke out here in March 2020.

The country registered its highest daily caseload of 16,230 on July 28 last year and daily fatalities of 264 on 10 August in the same year.