Daily COVID-19 Count: 1 Death, 678 Cases

Bangladesh today reported one Covid-19 death while it recorded 678 virus cases during the period.

“Bangladesh reported 14.13 percent of Covid-19 positive cases as 4,798 samples were tested during the last 24 hours,” a daily statement of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said on Thursday, September 22.

The official tally showed that the virus killed 29,346 people and infected 20,20,148 so far, the statement added.

In the 24 hours, the combined figure for coronavirus infection in Dhaka district and the capital is 565 while zero Covid-19 death was reported during the period.

The recovery count rose to 19,61,819 after another 339 patients were discharged from the dedicated hospitals during the last 24 hours.

From the beginning of the pandemic, 97.11 percent of Covid-19 patients recovered while 1.46 percent died, the DGHS statistics showed.