Bangladesh reports zero daily COVID-19 death for 20 days since March 15

The Report Desk

Published: April 10, 2022, 07:57 PM

Bangladesh reports zero daily COVID-19 death for 20 days since March 15

Bangladesh today reported zero COVID-19 death for 20 days since March 15 simultaneously the coronavirus positive cases is falling sharply as the country recorded 42 COVID-19 positive cases in the past 24 hours.

"The country logged zero virus-related fatality for 20 days between March 15 and April 10 , meaning COVID-19 death was reported on March 18, March 20,March 23, March 28, March 29, 30 and April 4," Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) sources said.

Bangladesh reported 0.80 percent Covid-19 positive cases as 5,244 samples were tested in the past 24 hours.

The country recorded zero coronavirus death for the first time on November 20, 2021 since the pandemic began on March 8, 2020.

In the past 24 hours, the combined figure of coronavirus in Dhaka city and  upazilas of the district is 36 while no Covid-19 death was reported during the period.

The official tally showed that the virus killed 29,123 people and infected 19,52,065 so far, the statement added.

The recovery count rose to 18,88,640 after another 707 patients were discharged from the dedicated hospitals during the past one day.

From the beginning of the pandemic, 96.75 percent Covid-19 patients recovered among the infected people while 1.49 percent died, the DGHS statistics showed.

As of April 10, among the total 29,123 fatalities, 12,795 occurred in Dhaka  division, 5,863 in Chattogram, 2,142 in Rajshahi, 3,718 in Khulna, 982 in Barishal, 1,327 in Sylhet, 1,416 in Rangpur and 880 in Mymensingh divisions.

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