During the past 24 hours, the combined figure of coronavirus infection in Dhaka district and the capital city is 316 while no Covid-19 death was reported during the period.
The official tally showed that the virus killed 29,275 people and infected 20,02,944 so far, the statement added.
The recovery count rose to 19,38,372 after another 1,132 patients were discharged from the dedicated hospitals during the past one day.
From the beginning of the pandemic, 96.78 percent Covid-19 patients recovered among the infected people while 1.46 percent died, the DGHS statistics showed.
Among the 29,275 fatalities, 12,882 occurred in Dhaka division, 5,882 in Chattogram, 2,148 in Rajshahi, 3,730 in Khulna, 987 in Barishal, 1,333 in Sylhet, 1,421 in Rangpur and 892 in Mymensingh divisions.
