One more person died  from COVID-19 in the country during the last 24 hours as of Saturday morning, raising the number of fatalities from the viral disease to 29,486.

In addition, 48 new cases were reported across the country during this time, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

It said a total of 642 samples were tested across the country, for a positivity rate of 7.48 percent.

Besides, the country's total number of coronavirus cases reached 20,47,844 and the total number of recoveries was 20,15,004, it said.