DHAKA, Dec 2, 2021 (BSS) - Bangladesh today reported 261 Covid-19 cases 
while the coronavirus claimed overnight three lives.

     "The country reported 1.24 percent Covid-19 positive cases as 21,057 
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 the district is 195 while one Covid-19 death was reported 
during the period.

     The official tally showed that the virus killed 27,986 people and 
infected 15,76,827 so far, the statement added.

     The recovery count rose to 15,41,661 after another 313 patients were 
discharged from the hospitals during the past one day.

     From the beginning of the pandemic, 97.77 percent Covid-19 patients 
recovered among the infected people while 1.77 percent died, the DGHS 
statistics showed.

     The DGHS said among the total 27,986 fatalities, 12,216 occurred in 
Dhaka division, 5,681 in Chattogram, 2,050 in Rajshahi, 3,611 in Khulna, 946 
in Barishal, 1,270 in Sylhet, 1,367 in Rangpur and 845 in Mymensingh 
divisions.