DHAKA, Oct 17, 2021 (BSS) - Bangladesh today reported 314 Covid-19 cases 
while the deadly virus claimed overnight 16 lives. 

  "The country reported 1.74 percent COVID-19 positive cases as 18,097 
samples were tested in the past 24 hours,"Directorate General of Health 
Services (DGHS) said in its routine daily statement. 

  In the past 24 hours, the combined figure of coronavirus in Dhaka city and 
upazilas of Dhaka district is 191 while four COVID-19 deaths were reported 
during the same period. 

  The official tally showed the virus killed 27,768 people and infected 
15,65,488, so far, it added. 

  The recovery count rose to 15,27,862 after another 529 patients were 
discharged from the hospitals during the past one day. 

  The DGHS statistics showed of the people infected from the beginning 97.60 
percent recovered, while 1.77 percent died. 

   The DGHS said among the total 27,768 fatalities, 12,113 deaths occurred in 
Dhaka division, 5,633 in Chattogram, 2,035 in Rajshahi, 3,582 in Khulna, 943 
in Barishal, 1,260 in Sylhet, 1,361 in Rangpur and 841 in Mymensingh 
division.