Bangladesh reports zero Covid-19 death, 144 positive cases

Bangladesh today reported zero Covid-19 death while it recorded 144 coronavirus positive cases during the period.

"The country reported 4.29 percent Covid-19 positive cases as 3,357 samples were tested during last 24 hours," a daily statement of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said.

During the past 24 hours, the combined figure of coronavirus infection in Dhaka district and the capital is 94 while zero Covid-19 death was reported during the period.

The official tally showed that the virus killed 29,312 people and infected 20,08,644 so far, the statement added.

The recovery count rose to 19,50,843 after another 456 patients were discharged from the dedicated hospitals during last 24 hours.

From the beginning of the pandemic, 97.12 percent Covid-19 patients recovered among the infected people while 1.46 percent died, the DGHS statistics showed.

Among the 29,312 fatalities, 12,895 occurred in Dhaka, 5,889 in Chattogram, 2,153 in Rajshahi, 3,731 in Khulna, 988 in Barishal, 1,339 in Sylhet, 1,423 in Rangpur and 894 in Mymensingh divisions.