Bangladesh Reports 34 Fresh Cases, One Death from Covid-19

Bangladesh today reported 34 Covid-19 cases while one death was recorded during the same period, reports BSS.

"The country reported 0.63 percent Covid-19 positive cases as 5,370 samples were tested in the past 24 hours," Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said in its routine daily statement.

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

In the past 24 hours, the combined figure for coronavirus in Dhaka city and Upazilas of the district is 24 while zero Covid-19 death was reported during the period.

The official tally showed that the virus killed 29,131 people and infected 19,53,481 so far, the statement added.

The recovery count rose to 19,02,591 after another 169 patients were discharged from the dedicated hospitals during the past day.

From the beginning of the pandemic, 97.39 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.