Shawdesh Desk: One more person died from COVID-19 in the country during the last 24 hours as of Monday morning, raising the number of fatalities from the viral disease to 29,484.

In addition, 68 new cases were reported across the country during this time, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

It said a total of 282 samples were tested across the country, for a positivity rate of 13.08 percent.

Besides, the country’s total number of coronavirus cases reached 20,47,620 and the total number of recoveries was 20,14,797, it said.

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