Two more people died from Covid, and 253 tested positive for the virus in Bangladesh in the 24 hours to Friday morning, reports UNB.

While the country’s total fatalities reached 29,302, the new number took its caseload to 2,006,899, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

The mortality rate remained unchanged at 1.46 percent. The recovery rate rose to 97 percent from Thursday’s 96.97 percent.