Bangladesh reported 22 more COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours till Saturday (August 5) morning, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

The official data showed a total of 29,473 people in the country died due to the disease since the start of the pandemic in March of 2020.

Besides, the total number of coronavirus cases in the country reached 20, 44,735.

The DGHS disclosed the update on the country’s coronavirus situation issuing a press release this afternoon.

A total of 2,885 samples were tested across the country, for a positivity rate of 2.54 percent.

Another seven people recovered from the illness nationwide, bringing the total number of recoveries to 2,011,668, says the release.

Bangladesh reported its first Coronavirus case on March 8 in 2020 while its first death was on March 18 that year.