53 new Covid cases reported in country

53 more COVID-19 cases were reported across the country during the last 24 hours as of Monday morning.

According to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), a total of 724 samples were tested across the country, for a positivity rate of 13.08 percent.

The country’s total fatalities remained unchanged at 29,486 as no death was reported during the period.

Besides, the country's total number of coronavirus cases reached 20,47,940 and the total number of recoveries were 20,15,091, it said.

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