Bangladesh reports zero Covid-19 death, 17 positive cases

Bangladesh today recorded zero Covid-19 death while it reported 17 coronavirus positive cases.

"Bangladesh reported 0.72 percent Covid-19 positive cases as 2,370 samples were tested during the last 24 hours," a daily statement of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said here.

During the period, the combined figure of coronavirus infection in Dhaka district and the capital is 15 while zero Covid-19 death was reported.

The official tally showed that the virus killed a total of 29,440 people and infected 20,37,284 so far.

The recovery count rose to 19,88,714 after another 119patients were discharged from the dedicated hospitals during the last 24 hours, the statement added.

From the beginning of the pandemic, 97.62 percent Covid-19 patients recovered among the infected people while 1.45 percent died, the DGHS statistics showed.