Covid: Another deathless day, but 162 new cases

Bangladesh has registered zero Covid-19 death in the past 24 hours -- but logged 162 new cases during the period, reports BSS.

"Bangladesh reported 3.56 percent Covid-19 positive cases as 4,552 samples were tested in the last 24 hours," Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) sources said.

During the past 24 hours, the combined figure of coronavirus infection in Dhaka city and upazilas of the district is 149 while no Covid-19 death was reported during the period.

The official tally showed that the virus killed 29,131 people and infected 19,54,405 so far, the statement added.

The recovery count rose to 19,05,416 after another 79 patients were discharged from the dedicated hospitals during the past one day.

From the beginning of the pandemic, 97.49 percent Covid-19 patients recovered among the infected people while 1.49 percent died, the DGHS statistics showed.

Among the 29,131 fatalities, 12,801 occurred in Dhaka division, 5,863 in Chattogram, 2,142 in Rajshahi, 3,718 in Khulna, 982 in Barishal, 1,328 in Sylhet, 1,417 in Rangpur and 880 in Mymensingh divisions.