Govt reports three Covid-19 deaths, 1,790 cases

Bangladesh on Thursday reported three Covid-19 deaths while it recorded 1,790 coronavirus-positive cases during the period.

"Bangladesh reported 16.54 percent Covid-19 positive cases as 10,822 samples were tested in the 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 city and upazilas of the district is 1,122 while two Covid-19 deaths were reported during the period. 

The official tally showed that the virus killed 29,188 people and infected 19,84,700 so far, the statement added.

The recovery count rose to 19,10,477 after another 678 patients were discharged from the dedicated hospitals during the past one day.

From the beginning of the pandemic, 96.17 percent Covid-19 patients recovered among infected people while 1.47 percent died, the DGHS statistics showed.

Among the 29,188 fatalities, 12,839 occurred in Dhaka division, 5,873in Chattogram, 2,144 in Rajshahi, 3,720 in Khulna, 983 in Barishal, 1,329 in Sylhet, 1,417 in Rangpur and 883 in Mymensingh divisions.

Source: BSS